Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.41M
Raised this cycle
2025–26 · FEC
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
—
Small-dollar share
30%
In-state share
4
Flags
Raised and spent are the FEC's official 2025–26 totals through Oct 14, 2026. Poliscope, which supplies the donor, PAC and sector breakdowns on this page, has not loaded the latest report yet and shows $1.12M raised through Jun 30, 2026, so those breakdowns cover an earlier period.
Michael Simpson is a Republican Representative from ID (District 02). Simpson's campaign has raised $1.1 million from 254 donors. Funding includes 30.2% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC., ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC,. Campaign committees include SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS.
Backed byProvisional
AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $16,262 (2024)
The NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $1,000 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Industry moneyProvisional
Union PAC
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.41M
Total raised
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026
$507K
From individuals
$2K unitemized
$612K
From PACs
254
Donors
avg $1,180
36%
Large-donor share
$0
Self-funding
personal-funds loans made in 2025–26
By election cycle
- 2008 473 donors$707K
- 2010 445 donors$792K
- 2012 653 donors$1.20M
- 2014 1,253 donors$2.47M
- 2016 454 donors$1.02M
- 2018 487 donors$1.11M
- 2020 420 donors$1.01M
- 2022 734 donors$1.62M
- 2024 702 donors$1.56M
- 2026 449 donors$1.12M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 1 gifts · 2%$100
- $200-$499 22 gifts · 1%$5K
- $500-$999 140 gifts · 14%$70K
- $1,000-$2,899 144 gifts · 36%$182K
- $2,900+ 71 gifts · 49%$247K
Top donor sectorsProvisional
- SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES 3 gifts$8K
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 gifts$7K
- ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC, 4 gifts$7K
- ERGON INC 2 gifts$7K
- ERGON, INC. 2 gifts$7K
- FAISON & ASSOCIATES 2 gifts$7K
- FORDHARRISON LLP 2 gifts$7K
- IDAHO FOREST GROUP 2 gifts$7K
- IDAHO SCIENTIFIC 2 gifts$7K
- SEAN N PARKER FOUNDATION 2 gifts$7K
- SELF - EMPLOYED 2 gifts$7K
- GGLLC 3 gifts$6K
- CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES 4 gifts$6K
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2 gifts$5K
- AURA 2 gifts$5K
Top donor employersProvisional
Individual contributions grouped by the employer donors list on their filings.
- SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES 2 donors · 3 gifts$8K
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC, 1 donors · 4 gifts$7K
- ERGON INC 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- ERGON, INC. 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- FAISON & ASSOCIATES 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- FORDHARRISON LLP 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- IDAHO FOREST GROUP 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- IDAHO SCIENTIFIC 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- SEAN N PARKER FOUNDATION 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- SELF - EMPLOYED 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- GGLLC 1 donors · 3 gifts$6K
- CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES 1 donors · 4 gifts$6K
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 donors · 2 gifts$5K
- AURA 1 donors · 2 gifts$5K
Top contributorsProvisional
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAMPTON, LESLIE III | individual | MS | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| EMMERSON, MARK | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LAMPTON, ROBERT H. | individual | MS | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SILBEY, ALEXANDER | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 4 |
| BRINKMEYER, MARC A. | individual | ID | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| EMMERSON, CATHERINE | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PARKER, SEAN | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MONOCHERIAN, JED | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LUCKEY, PALMER | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| JAY FAISON | individual | NC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PARKER, ALEXANDRA | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| REESE, DALE | individual | ID | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| REESE, JESSIE | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BRADISH, CHRISTOPHER K | individual | DC | $6,300 | — | 3 |
| ANDERSON, KAI | individual | DC | $5,500 | — | 4 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $10,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ID | $10,000 | 2 |
| FREEDOM FUND | GA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $10,000 | 3 |
| WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE | OK | $10,000 | 2 |
| CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC | VA | $10,000 | 5 |
| EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 4 |
| CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 3 |
| C00411116 | — | $10,000 | 2 |
| ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC | DC | $8,500 | 4 |
| COUNCIL OF PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGROTECHNOLOGY PAC (CPDA-PAC) | VA | $7,500 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- ID 30% · home state$152K
- CA 16%$81K
- DC 14%$70K
- VA 11%$54K
- MD 5%$26K
- WA 3%$17K
- MS 3%$15K
- NY 3%$14K
- OK 3%$14K
- AZ 2%$11K
- OR 2%$11K
- NC 2%$9K
How the campaign spends
FEC ↗SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS: $888K across 658 operating expenditures, Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026. FEC Schedule B.
Top payees
| Payee | State | Purposes | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND VALLEY CONSULTING LLC | VA | fundraising commission | $231,864 | 31 |
| VAN ORDEN, LUND & CANNON | ID | accounting services | $122,020 | 18 |
| VISA | IL | see subitemization | $92,673 | 18 |
| NELSON, SARAH | ID | fundraising commission | $63,000 | 15 |
| WALLACE, NIKKI | ID | salary | $39,292 | 18 |
| WATTS, CHASE | UT | salary · mileage reimbursement | $30,846 | 21 |
| ARENA ONLINE | UT | digital advertising | $23,222 | 6 |
| PEAK INSIGHTS | MT | polling | $21,500 | 1 |
| ARISTOTLE | DC | campaign software | $19,560 | 1 |
| ALLIANCE FORGE CORPORATION | NV | campaign text messages | $17,951 | 3 |
| UNITED STATES TREASURY | UT | payroll taxes | $17,728 | 18 |
| HOTEL RENEGADE | ID | fundraiser event meals · fundraiser event travel | $16,807 | 2 |
By stated purpose
- fundraising commission 46 payments$295K
- accounting services 36 payments$126K
- see subitemization 18 payments$93K
- fundraiser event meals 98 payments$85K
- salary 53 payments$74K
- digital advertising 6 payments$23K
- polling 1 payments$22K
- campaign software 1 payments$20K
- campaign text messages 3 payments$18K
- payroll taxes 18 payments$18K
- credit card fees 153 payments$15K
- telephone 53 payments$14K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Not a current or former member of Congress; no roll-call record.
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Not a member of Congress.
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS | C00331397 | H / P | principal | $13.5M |
Stock trades
STOCK Act disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Gifts & travel
Gift and travel disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC., ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC,, ERGON INC, ERGON, INC.. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $1.12M |
| 2024 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $1.56M |
| 2022 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $1.62M |
| 2020 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $1.01M |
| 2018 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $1.11M |
| 2016 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $1.02M |
| 2014 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $2.47M |
| 2012 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $1.20M |
| 2010 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $792K |
| 2008 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $707K |
| 2006 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $0 |
| 2004 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $0 |
| 2002 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $0 |
| 2000 | House | ID | 02 | H8ID02064 | $0 |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Oct 25, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.