  michael keith "mike" simpson, d.m.d. (born september 8, 1950), is a member of the u.s. house of representatives, representing . first elected in 1998, he is a member of the republican party and previously served in the state legislature in idaho. ==early life, education and career== born in burley, simpson was raised in blackfoot, where his father was a dentist. he graduated from blackfoot high school in 1968, utah state university in logan in 1972, and the washington university school of dental medicinethe washington university school of dental medicine, 1866-1991 http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/dental/history/index.html in st. louis, missouri, in 1977. simpson practiced dentistry in blackfoot until his election to congress in 1998. he was elected to the blackfoot city council in 1980 and was elected to the
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