Idaho's 2nd Congressional District - List of Representatives

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1919
Addison Smith	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1933	Redistricted from the at-large seat Lost re-election
Thomas Coffin	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – June 6, 1934	Died
Vacant		June 6, 1934 – January 3, 1935
D. Worth Clark	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Henry Dworshak	Republican	January 3, 1939 – November 5, 1946	Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate
Vacant		November 5, 1946 – January 3, 1947
John Sanborn	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Hamer Budge	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1961	Lost re-election
Ralph Harding	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965	Lost re-election
George Hansen	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Orval Hansen	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975	Lost Renomination
George Hansen	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985	Lost re-election
Richard Stallings	Democratic	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Mike Crapo	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Mike Simpson	Republican	January 3, 1999 – present	First elected in 1998

“I made a list of things I have
to remember and a list
of things I want to forget,
but I see they are the same list.”
—Linda Pastan (b. 1932)

“Lastly, his tomb
Shall list and founder in the troughs of grass
And none shall speak his name.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)