Perry Shumway
Perry Shumway (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Idaho's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Shumway completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Perry Shumway was born in Lynwood, California. Shumway earned a high school diploma from West Springfield High School, a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1989, and a graduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1993. His career experience includes working as a marketing manager and businessman.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2
Incumbent Michael K. Simpson, Keven Lewis, Julie Wiley, and Perry Shumway are running in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 3, 2026.
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| Keven Lewis (D) | ||
| Julie Wiley (D) | ||
 | Perry Shumway (R)  | |
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Campaign themes
2026
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Perry Shumway completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shumway's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The father of nine children, Perry has lived in eastern Idaho for the past 25 years. He earned his Eagle Scout award at age 14, and served in Los Angeles as a Spanish-speaking missionary for his church from 1984 to 1986.
Perry earned his MBA from Brigham Young University in 1993, and has worked in various industries since then.
In his spare time, Perry enjoys cooking, working in his yard, teaching a classroom of seven-year-olds at church, and solving crossword puzzles.- I will never vote for legislation which increases our national debt. Ever.
This is the single most important issue to me. I will not cave to pressure or coercion on this point. It's the reason I'm running for Congress in the first place.
Government spending is America's most egregious problem. Congress has placed us on the brink of potentially disastrous consequences, even though we're not at war, we're not in a recession, and there's no longer a pandemic. There's no excuse for spending beyond our means, yet Congress continues to do that, again and again, year after year.
It's time for Idaho to send someone to Congress who won't continue to put us deeper and deeper in the hole. - The 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951, limiting presidents to two terms in office. Plenty of presidents since then have served for two terms. I'm glad they're not able to keep getting re-elected. Two terms is enough for any president, no matter how popular. People who serve in the US House and the Senate are not similarly restricted. Several congressmen have been in office for 44 years. Idaho's Mike Simpson is in his 25th year. That's just too long. Career politicians like these become enamored with the Washington power elite, and lose their connection to their constituents back home. I support an amendment to the Constitution calling for term limits (12 years) for all members of the House and the Senate.
- Town hall meetings can be scary. Politicians put themselves in front of the public and stand there, open to criticism, debate, protesting, and even the unfortunate potential of physical violence. Across the nation, an increasing number of town hall meetings are being held virtually, on computer screens, without the social interactions that can only occur when people meet in person. I'm committed to transparency, including traveling throughout the district and meeting in person with constituents in their communities, where they live and work. As Idaho's representative in the second congressional district, I will hold a minimum of four in-person town hall meetings each year, for as long as I'm in office.
2. The cost of healthcare. The US system is very far removed from a free market system. Government restrictions and regulations permeate all aspects of healthcare. I want to remove them all.
2. Providing oversight and, when necessary, investigations.
3. Assisting constituents with their interactions with federal agencies.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 22, 2025
