Agriculture in A World of Conflict and Violence: Investing in Our Future Security

11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
January 31, 2007

Speakers

Congressman Michael (Mike) K. Simpson (R-ID)
House Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee

Congressman Michael (Mike) K. Simpson is serving his fourth term in the House of Representatives for Idaho's Second Congressional District. He serves on the House Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee, Energy and Water Development; Interior and the Environment (Vice Chair); and Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. Simpson is one of the House's leading advocates for a new energy policy and a renewed commitment to research and development of improved nuclear energy technologies. His political career began in 1980, when he was elected to the Blackfoot City Council. In 1984, he was elected to the Idaho Legislature where he served until 1998, the last six years serving as Speaker. Simpson was born in Burley, Idaho and raised in Blackfoot. He graduated from Utah State University and Washington University School of Dental Medicine.