Idaho's 2nd congressional district includes the Eastern Idaho and Magic Valley regions of the state and other outlying areas, as well as a small portion of the Boise metropolitan area. Major cities in the district include Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Rexburg, Burley and Mountain Home. Eastern Idaho is where the potatoes are grown. ... Magic Valley is a region in south central Idaho consisting of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls Counties. ... The Boise metropolitan area is a region of Idaho which includes not only the city of Boise, Idahos capital and largest city, but also the cities of Meridian, Nampa, Garden City, Caldwell, Kuna, Star, Eagle, Middleton, and Homedale. ... Idaho Falls is the county seat and largest city of Bonneville County, IdahoGR6. ... Historic downtown Pocatello Pocatello is a city located in Bannock County, with a small portion in neighboring Power County, in southeastern Idaho. ... Motto: People Serving People Nickname: {{{nickname}}} Map Political Statistics Founded 1904 Incorporated 1904 Twin Falls County Mayor Lance W. Clow Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 31. ... Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, in the United States. ... Burley is a city located mostly in Cassia County, and a small part in Minidoka County, in southern Idaho. ... Mountain Home is a city located in Elmore County, Idaho. ...

Since 1999 the district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Mike Simpson, a Republican from Blackfoot. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 2nd District of Idaho. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Blackfoot is a city located in Bingham County, Idaho. ...

The district was created for the 1918 Congressional election by the Idaho Legislature. The boundaries have been changed several times by reapportionment. The U.S. House election, 1918 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1918 which occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilsons second term. ... Apportionment, or reapportionment, is the process of determining representation in politics within a legislative body by creating constituencies. ...