A quick look at US House GOP Primary candidates

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - THE INCUMBENT

NAME: Mike Simpson

AGE: 63

RESIDENCE: Idaho Falls

EDUCATION: Utah State University, 1972; Washington University School of Dental Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, 1977.

EXPERIENCE: U.S. Representative since 1999; Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives, 1992-1998.

FAMILY: Wife Kathy.

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THE CHALLENGER:

NAME: Bryan Smith

AGE: 52

RESIDENCE: Idaho Falls

EDUCATION: B.A., English, Brigham Young University, 1986; University of Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law in California, 1989.

EXPERIENCE: Law firm Smith, Driscoll and Associates.

FAMILY: Wife Sharon, five children, two grandchildren.