The 2nd Congressional District runs from eastern Idaho west
to include the eastern half of Boise. Mike Simpson, a Republican, is the incumbent.
The Democratic nominee is Deborah Holmes.
Candidates |
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| Mike Simpson
Republican
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- U.S. Congressman, 1998-present, serves on the Appropriations Committee
- State Representative, 1984-1998, including six years as the Speaker
of the House
- Blackfoot City Council, 1980-1984
- Has worked with diverse interests to propose a bill currently before
the Congress that would bring wilderness designation to 300,000 acres
in the Boulder and White Cloud Mountains in central Idaho
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-Adjunct lecturer in Chemistry, College of Idaho and other institutions
-Real estate agent
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OTHER RESOURCES
Idaho Public Television hosted a debate among the 2nd Congressional
District candidates on October 19. You can view the debate by going to this
website: www.idahoptv.org/elections/2008/gen/2ndcong.cfm