WHERE
Where do Michael Simpson's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $1.6M
- Total spent
- $1.6M
- Cash on hand
- $105K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$626K(40%)
- PACs$895K(58%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$35K(2%)
Top industries
Of $83K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- Energy & Natural Resources$18K
- Agriculture & Food$13K
- General Business$12K
- Technology & Media$10K
- Finance & Real Estate$8K
An additional $445Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [166]
Michael Simpson voted on 166 bills. He received $360,800 in donations. There is a moderate positive pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations from a sector may align with a higher yea rate from that sector. He voted yes on 100% of bills from the Energy/Natural Resources and Construction sectors. He voted yes on 85.7% of bills from the Other sector. He voted yes on 82.8% of bills from the Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector. He voted yes on 80.0% of bills from the Agribusiness sector.
Fewer than 5 other members of the ID House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology