Politician
Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8ID02064
Mike Simpson (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Idaho 2nd District race, $787K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
63%
$3.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$88K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
63% of Mike Simpson's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Idaho 2nd District | $1.4M | 56% | $0 / $0 | $6K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Idaho 2nd District | $1.6M | 58% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Idaho 2nd District | $1.6M | 67% | $0 / $0 | $2K | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Idaho 2nd District | $1.0M | 74% | $88K / $0 | $8K | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.7MTrade group $777KMembership $294KOther $284KUnion $186KLeadership PAC $180KSuper PAC $25K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$40K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- The Albertsons Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee (Aci PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- J. R. Simplot Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $88K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 37 key votes where Mike Simpson had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 30 times (81%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $126K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $244K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $340K$77K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $340K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $244K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $77K$47K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $225K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $244K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $185K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $77K$225K$47K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $27K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $27K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $225K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $27K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $244K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
42 stock trades, worth $126K–$840K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 5 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 4 buys, 38 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($30K+), wall street and hedge funds ($18K+), oil, gas and coal ($4K+).
Most traded
- FDN First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund$30K+2 trades
- USB U.S. Bancorp$15K+1 trades
- TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.$15K+1 trades
- QQXT First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex- Technology Sector Index Fund$15K+1 trades
- EQNR Equinor ASA$2K+2 trades
- ERIC Ericsson - American Depositary Shares each representing 1 un$2K+2 trades
- NEM Newmont Corporation$2K+2 trades
- TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS$2K+2 trades
Latest trades
- buyUSB2023-03-14 · stock$15K–$50K
- buyTROW2022-08-03 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellFDN2021-05-10 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellFDN2021-05-10 · stock$15K–$50K
- buyAmerican Airlines group, Inc. (AAl)2021-03-18 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyAAL2021-03-18 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellGOLD2021-01-13 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellBHP2021-01-13 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mike Simpson's 2026 campaign?
- Mike Simpson (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Idaho 2nd District race, $787K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Simpson?
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee ($10K), National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC) ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Mike Simpson raised across elections?
- $1.4M in 2026 (Idaho 2nd District), $1.6M in 2024 (Idaho 2nd District), $1.6M in 2022 (Idaho 2nd District), $1.0M in 2020 (Idaho 2nd District).