Two GOP challengers will face longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson in May election
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BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Longtime Idaho U.S. House Rep. Mike Simpson will face two challengers in the Republican primary election on May 19.
Brian Keene, a 63-year-old from Twin Falls, and Perry Shumway, a 61-year-old from Rexburg, are running against Simpson. The incumbent is in his 14th, two-year term representing Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District, which covers eastern Idaho and Boise.
Keene, now retired, said on his campaign website he formerly was an educator, Navy sailor, member of the National Guard and Army Reserve. Shumway said on his website he is a marketing professional with a varied employment background, and the son of a former Republican U.S. House Rep. from California, Norman Shumway.
Simpson, 75, served on the Blackfoot City Council in 1980 until he was elected to the Idaho state House of Re…