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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Ellie Gilbreath

Ellie Gilbreath

Running for U.S. House · Idaho District 2

NationalDemocrat

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Mike Simpson

Mike Simpson

U.S. House · Idaho District 2

NationalRepublican

Ellie GilbreathCandidateMike SimpsonCurrent rep

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Ellie Gilbreath

  • Health care costs
    Gilbreath said she wants to restore the cuts to Medicaid implemented in the federal 'big beautiful' law approved by Republicans last year, 'or find an alternate solution.' 1
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Push for tax fairness so working families aren't paying proportionally more than the ultra-wealthy; support Idaho's small businesses and entrepreneurs. 2
  • Immigration
    Gilbreath said she supported efforts to secure the border, calling the underlying problems 'solvable.' 1

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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Mike Simpson

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Ellie Gilbreath

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Mike Simpson

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 3
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 3
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 3

Who pays them

Ellie Gilbreath

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$21Klarge donors$86K$107K raised
$20,5514Small individual donors
$86,3414Large individual donors

Mike Simpson

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$2Klarge donors$504Kcompanies$230Kindustryassociations$186Kmembershiporganizations$57KOther kinds ofdonors$150K$1.2M raised
$2,3435Small individual donors
$504,2505Large individual donors

Checks

Ellie Gilbreath

No voting record to check yet

Mike Simpson

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 83 since 2015. 6

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. bigcountrynewsconnection.com used in: Top issues
  2. ellieforidaho.com used in: Top issues
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2023-03-17 used in: Checks
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Mike Simpson
Candidate A

Mike Simpson

RepublicanShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 $1.2M raised, 44% from large donors, 53% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $611,500.00 (53% of $1,155,343.33 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $621,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 83 since 2015.

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2023-03-17

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Emre Houser
Candidate B

Emre Houser

Independent

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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Ellie Gilbreath
Candidate C

Ellie Gilbreath

DemocratShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $107K raised, 81% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: government spending and worker protections, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

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Tripp Charles Hutchinson
Candidate D

Tripp Charles Hutchinson

Independent

No verified background on file for this candidate.

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $14K raised, 50% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: government spending and worker protections, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

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Will Johanson
Candidate E

Will Johanson

Libertarian

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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