Jo Anne Simon

Jo Anne Simon

Democratic Party

Candidate, New York State Assembly District 52

New York State Assembly District 52

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

9

Predecessor

Joan Millman

Compensation

Base salary

$142,000/year

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 5, 2024

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Jo Anne Simon (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 52. She assumed office on January 1, 2015. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025.

Simon (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 52. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024. The Working Families Party primary for this office on June 25, 2024, was canceled.

Biography

Simon received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Iona College, a master’s degree in education of the deaf from Gallaudet University, and a law degree from Fordham University. Her professional experience included working as a general counsel for the Association on Higher Education And Disability, an adjunct law professor at Fordham University, and as a disability civil rights attorney.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Simon was assigned to the following committees:

• Codes Committee
• Ethics and Guidance Committee, Chair
• Higher Education Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

2021-2022

Simon was assigned to the following committees:

• Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
• Education Committee
• Ethics and Guidance Committee, Chair
• Higher Education Committee
• Labor Committee
• Transportation Committee

2019-2020

Simon was assigned to the following committees:

• Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
• Education Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Higher Education Committee
• Labor Committee
• Transportation Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Simon served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for New York State Assembly District 52

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon and Brett Wynkoop are running in the general election for New York State Assembly District 52 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jo Anne Simon (Working Families Party / D)
		Brett Wynkoop (Conservative Party)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 52

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon defeated Scott Budow in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 52 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Anne Simon	79.2	9,536
		Scott Budow	20.4	2,453
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	59

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Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Brett Wynkoop advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jo Anne Simon advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

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2022

U.S. House New York District 10

See also: New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 10

Daniel Goldman defeated Benine Hamdan and Steve Speer in the general election for U.S. House New York District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Goldman (D)	83.5	160,582
		Benine Hamdan (R / Conservative Party)	15.1	29,058
		Steve Speer (Medical Freedom Party)	0.8	1,447
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	1,260

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mondaire Jones (Working Families Party)
• Matthew Goldstein (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 10

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 10 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Goldman	25.9	18,505
		Yuh-Line Niou	23.6	16,826
		Mondaire Jones	18.1	12,933
		Carlina Rivera	16.5	11,810
		Jo Anne Simon	6.1	4,389
		Elizabeth Holtzman	4.4	3,140
		Jimmy Jiang Li	1.6	1,170
		Yan Xiong	1.0	742
		Maud Maron	0.9	625
		Bill de Blasio (Unofficially withdrew)	0.7	519
		Brian Robinson	0.5	341
		Peter Gleason	0.2	162
		Quanda Francis	0.2	129
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	100

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Herron (D)
• Patrick Dooley (D)
• Ian Medina (D)
• David Yassky (D)
• Elizabeth Kim (D)
• Brad Hoylman (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Benine Hamdan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 10.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Helen Qiu (R)
• Michael Ragusa (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Benine Hamdan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 10.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mondaire Jones advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 10.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Herron (Working Families Party)

New York State Assembly District 52

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 52

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon defeated Brett Wynkoop in the general election for New York State Assembly District 52 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Anne Simon (D / Working Families Party)	91.9	48,463
		Brett Wynkoop (R / Conservative Party)	7.9	4,173
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	87

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jo Anne Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Brett Wynkoop advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Brett Wynkoop advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jo Anne Simon advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2021)

General election

General election for Brooklyn Borough President

Antonio Reynoso defeated Menachem Raitport, Anthony Jones, and Shanduke McPhatter in the general election for Brooklyn Borough President on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Reynoso (D)	72.8	235,118
		Menachem Raitport (R / Conservative Party)	22.9	74,068
		Anthony Jones (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party)	2.7	8,567
		Shanduke McPhatter (Voices for Change Party)	1.4	4,415
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	635

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 322,803
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

Select round: Round 11 Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 11 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	54.9	107,963	11,519	Advanced (11)
		Jo Anne Simon	45.1	88,794	17,005	11
		Robert Cornegy	0.0	0	-70,173	11
		Khari Edwards	0.0	0	0	10
		Mathieu Eugene	0.0	0	0	10
		Kimberly Council	0.0	0	0	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	0	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
		Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	40.5	96,444	6,979	Advanced (11)
		Jo Anne Simon	30.1	71,789	9,679	11
		Robert Cornegy	29.4	70,173	8,293	11
		Mathieu Eugene	0.0	0	-27,175	10
		Khari Edwards	0.0	0	-25,211	10
		Kimberly Council	0.0	0	0	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	0	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
		Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	33.7	89,465	2,981	Advanced (11)
		Jo Anne Simon	23.4	62,110	4,284	11
		Robert Cornegy	23.3	61,880	2,908	11
		Mathieu Eugene	10.2	27,175	1,317	10
		Khari Edwards	9.5	25,211	2,804	10
		Kimberly Council	0.0	0	-20,959	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	0	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
		Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	31.7	86,484	2,916	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	21.6	58,972	1,136	11
		Jo Anne Simon	21.2	57,826	1,256	11
		Mathieu Eugene	9.5	25,858	892	10
		Khari Edwards	8.2	22,407	874	10
		Kimberly Council	7.7	20,959	909	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	-12,128	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
		Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	30.2	83,568	807	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	20.9	57,836	974	11
		Jo Anne Simon	20.4	56,570	1,128	11
		Mathieu Eugene	9.0	24,966	641	10
		Khari Edwards	7.8	21,533	1,216	10
		Kimberly Council	7.2	20,050	857	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	4.4	12,128	918	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	-10,393	7
		Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	29.5	82,761	570	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	20.3	56,862	368	11
		Jo Anne Simon	19.8	55,442	1,824	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.7	24,325	452	10
		Khari Edwards	7.2	20,317	969	10
		Kimberly Council	6.8	19,193	1,290	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	4.0	11,210	571	8
		Anthony Jones	3.7	10,393	568	7
		Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	-9,570	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	29.0	82,191	628	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.9	56,494	578	11
		Jo Anne Simon	18.9	53,618	1,064	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.4	23,873	302	10
		Khari Edwards	6.8	19,348	346	10
		Kimberly Council	6.3	17,903	512	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	3.8	10,639	274	8
		Anthony Jones	3.5	9,825	405	7
		Trisha Ocona	3.4	9,570	215	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	-7,151	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	28.5	81,563	403	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.5	55,916	277	11
		Jo Anne Simon	18.4	52,554	548	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.2	23,571	207	10
		Khari Edwards	6.6	19,002	430	10
		Kimberly Council	6.1	17,391	980	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	3.6	10,365	144	8
		Anthony Jones	3.3	9,420	366	7
		Trisha Ocona	3.3	9,355	441	6
		Robert Elstein	2.5	7,151	191	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	-5,222	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	28.2	81,160	270	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.4	55,639	327	11
		Jo Anne Simon	18.1	52,006	250	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.1	23,364	199	10
		Khari Edwards	6.5	18,572	410	10
		Kimberly Council	5.7	16,411	264	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	3.6	10,221	165	8
		Anthony Jones	3.1	9,054	288	7
		Trisha Ocona	3.1	8,914	202	6
		Robert Elstein	2.4	6,960	115	5
		Pearlene Fields	1.8	5,222	166	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	-4,084	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	28.0	80,890	23	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.1	55,312	27	11
		Jo Anne Simon	17.9	51,756	24	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.0	23,165	12	10
		Khari Edwards	6.3	18,162	12	10
		Kimberly Council	5.6	16,147	18	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	3.5	10,056	3	8
		Anthony Jones	3.0	8,766	8	7
		Trisha Ocona	3.0	8,712	8	6
		Robert Elstein	2.4	6,845	11	5
		Pearlene Fields	1.7	5,056	24	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	1.4	4,084	10	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	27.9	80,867	0	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.1	55,285	0	11
		Jo Anne Simon	17.9	51,732	0	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.0	23,153	0	10
		Khari Edwards	6.3	18,150	0	10
		Kimberly Council	5.6	16,129	0	9
		Robert Ramos Jr.	3.5	10,053	0	8
		Anthony Jones	3.0	8,758	0	7
		Trisha Ocona	3.0	8,704	0	6
		Robert Elstein	2.4	6,834	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	1.7	5,032	0	4
		Lamor Miller-Whitehead	1.4	4,074	0	3
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	706	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,477
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Republican primary for Brooklyn Borough President.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Brooklyn Borough President.

2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 52

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 52 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Anne Simon (D / Working Families Party)	99.5	67,382
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	341

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jo Anne Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jo Anne Simon advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 52.

2018

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018

Simon also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 52

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon defeated Daniel Ramos and Gary Popkin in the general election for New York State Assembly District 52 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Anne Simon (D)	95.4	56,309
		Daniel Ramos (Conservative Party)	3.4	1,988
		Gary Popkin (L)	1.1	667
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	56

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 52

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 52 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jo Anne Simon

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 52

Daniel Ramos advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 52 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Daniel Ramos

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2016

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon defeated Daniel Ramos in the New York State Assembly District 52 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 52 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jo Anne Simon Incumbent	91.80%	57,578
	Republican	Daniel Ramos	8.20%	5,146
Total Votes				62,724
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Jo Anne Simon ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 52 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 52 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jo Anne Simon Incumbent (unopposed)

Simon also ran on the Working Families and Women's Equality Party tickets. Daniel Ramos ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 52 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 52 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Daniel Ramos  (unopposed)

Ramos also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.

2014

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Jo Anne Simon defeated Peter J. Sikora and Doug Biviano in the Democratic primary, while John A. Jasilli was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sikora ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Jasilli ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Simon defeated Sikora (WF) and Jasilli in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 52 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jo Anne Simon	69.7%	18,421
	Working Families	Peter J. Sikora	22.1%	5,843
	Republican	John A. Jasilli	8.1%	2,147
Total Votes				26,411

New York State Assembly, District 52 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jo Anne Simon	53.1%	5,882
Peter J. Sikora	39.7%	4,407
Doug Biviano	7.2%	798
Total Votes		11,087

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2024

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2022

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Simon's campaign website stated the following:

"	Women’s Rights Jo Anne has been fighting her entire adult life for abortion and equal access to reproductive health care. She was an abortion counselor early in her career. As an Assemblymember, Jo Anne helped codify Roe v. Wade into state law in 2019 to ensure the right to an abortion is protected in New York, regardless of what happens on the federal level. Jo Anne has improved access to contraceptives, health care, and she is working to ensure that New York is ready to provide services to people from other states if Roe is overturned. Our fight is mulitiracial and multi generational. She is going to fight like hell to protect access to abortion here in NY, and for women across the country. We are not going back. Environment Jo Anne champions environmentally just transportation and energy solutions, and she helped pass New York’s historic Green New Deal. With a 100% rating from leading environmental advocacy organizations, Jo Anne will fight polluters every day – our lives depend on it! We don’t have time for half-measures with the climate crisis before us. That’s why Jo Anne is fighting to transition our energy to publicly-owned, democratically-accountable renewable sources. Jo Anne has been critical in efforts to clean up the toxic Superfund site in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Committed to public transit, alternative transportation, and smart, safe solutions for congestion, Jo Anne has been offering forward thinking, environmentally just solutions to Brooklyn’s vexing transportation issues for decades. Gun Violence Prevention Gun violence is a public health crisis that is shaking our nation to its core. It is shameful and beyond comprehension that we are the only country that so devalues human life, repeatedly allowing gun violence to happen. Jo Anne authored New York’s groundbreaking “Red Flag Law” which is the strongest in the nation. It creates a new type of court-issued order to temporarily remove firearms when someone poses a serious risk of harm to themselves or others. She also created New York’s first firearm violence research institute. But we must end the iron pipeline that enables the flow of guns from other states into New York. We simply must have federal protections, and we must fight the incredibly powerful and well-financed gun lobby. Educational Advocacy As a lifelong educator and advocate for children, Jo Anne will fight to improve schools for all of our children and to bring down barriers for young learners. As a nationally recognized disability rights lawyer, Jo Anne’s advocacy has changed lives and laws across the country. She has led the way to ensure that students with dyslexia and related learning disabilities are identified early so they get the reading instruction they need to be proficient readers. She has worked tirelessly for students with all disabilities and will bring this expertise to Congress. Community Voices Jo Anne is a community activist, advocating to make New York the equitable, sustainable, thriving place she knows it can be for all of us. She entered public service by way of her community activism, fighting for affordable housing and community input in local land use projects. She keeps the voice of the community front and center in her work, from closing Rikers, to ensuring an environmentally sound BQE redesign, to pushing for the City’s first traffic calming study. She is a strong advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, people with disabilities, women, and people who have too often been marginalized. Jo Anne has dedicated her life to fighting for equal rights for all of us.	”
—Jo Anne Simon

Jo Anne Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Jo Anne Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jo Anne Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Jo Anne Simon campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	New York State Assembly District 52	On the Ballot general	$0	$0
2022	New York State Assembly District 52	Won general	$26,302	$0
2022	U.S. House New York District 10	Lost primary	$579,497	$514,423
2020	New York State Assembly District 52	Won general	$24,030	N/A**
2016	New York State Assembly, District 52	Won	$49,096	N/A**
2014	New York State Assembly, District 52	Won	$288,090	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Simon's endorsements included the following:

• Assemblywoman Joan L. Millman
• Congresswomen Nydia Velazquez and Yvette Clarke
• NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
• Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
• New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
• New York State Assembly Members James Brennan, Deborah Glick, Walter Mosley, Annette Robinson and Matthew Titone
• New York City Council Members Carlos Menchaca, Antonio Reynoso, Rosie Mendez and Helen Rosenthal
• Brooklyn-Queens NOW PAC
• Brooklyn Young Democrats
• Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats

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Fred Thiele (D)

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Jodi Giglio (R)

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Joseph DeStefano (R)

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Edward Flood (R)

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Doug Smith (R)

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Philip Ramos (D)

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Jarett Gandolfo (R)

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Michael Fitzpatrick (R)

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Michael Durso (R)

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Steve Stern (D)

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Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D)

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Keith Brown (R)

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Charles Lavine (D)

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David McDonough (R)

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Jake Blumencranz (R)

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Gina Sillitti (D)

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John Mikulin (R)

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Taylor Darling (D)

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Edward Ra (R)

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Eric Brown (R)

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Brian Curran (R)

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Michaelle Solages (D)

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Stacey Amato (D)

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David Weprin (D)

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Nily Rozic (D)

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Edward Braunstein (D)

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Sam Berger (D)

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Andrew Hevesi (D)

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Alicia Hyndman (D)

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Steven Raga (D)

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Khaleel Anderson (D)

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Vivian Cook (D)

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Clyde Vanel (D)

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Jessica González-Rojas (D)

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Jeffrion Aubry (D)

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Zohran Mamdani (D)

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Juan Ardila (D)

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Jenifer Rajkumar (D)

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Catalina Cruz (D)

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Ron Kim (D)

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Helene Weinstein (D)

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Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D)

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Brian Cunningham (D)

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Robert Carroll (D)

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Michael Novakhov (R)

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Alec Brook-Krasny (R)

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William Colton (D)

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Simcha Eichenstein (D)

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Lester Chang (R)

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Emily Gallagher (D)

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Marcela Mitaynes (D)

District 52

Jo Simon (D)

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Maritza Davila (D)

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Erik Dilan (D)

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Latrice Walker (D)

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Stefani Zinerman (D)

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Phara Souffrant Forrest (D)

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Monique Chandler-Waterman (D)

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Jaime Williams (D)

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Nikki Lucas (D)

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Charles Fall (D)

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Michael Reilly (R)

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Samuel Pirozzolo (R)

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Michael Tannousis (R)

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Grace Lee (D)

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Deborah Glick (D)

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Linda Rosenthal (D)

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Eddie Gibbs (D)

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Daniel O'Donnell (D)

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Inez Dickens (D)

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Alfred Taylor (D)

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Manny De Los Santos (D)

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Alex Bores (D)

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Harvey Epstein (D)

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Tony Simone (D)

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Rebecca Seawright (D)

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Landon Dais (D)

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George Alvarez (D)

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Chantel Jackson (D)

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John Zaccaro (D)

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Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)

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Michael Benedetto (D)

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Carl Heastie (D)

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Amanda Septimo (D)

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Yudelka Tapia (D)

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Karines Reyes (D)

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Amy Paulin (D)

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J. Pretlow (D)

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Nader Sayegh (D)

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Steven Otis (D)

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Maryjane Shimsky (D)

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Chris Burdick (D)

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Matthew Slater (R)

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Dana Levenberg (D)

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John McGowan (R)

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Karl Brabenec (R)

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Christopher Eachus (D)

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Aileen Gunther (D)

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Brian Maher (R)

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Christopher Tague (R)

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Sarahana Shrestha (D)

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Jonathan Jacobson (D)

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Anil Beephan (R)

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Didi Barrett (D)

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Scott Bendett (R)

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John McDonald (D)

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Patricia Fahy (D)

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Phil Steck (D)

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Angelo Santabarbara (D)

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Mary Walsh (R)

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Carrie Woerner (D)

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Matthew Simpson (R)

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D. Jones (D)

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Scott Gray (R)

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Kenneth Blankenbush (R)

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Robert Smullen (R)

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Marianne Buttenschon (D)

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William Barclay (R)

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Joe Angelino (R)

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Brian Miller (R)

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Donna Lupardo (D)

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Christopher Friend (R)

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Anna Kelles (D)

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John Lemondes (R)

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Al Stirpe (D)

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Pamela Hunter (D)

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William Magnarelli (D)

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Brian Manktelow (R)

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Jeff Gallahan (R)

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Philip Palmesano (R)

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Marjorie Byrnes (R)

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Josh Jensen (R)

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Jennifer Lunsford (D)

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Sarah Clark (D)

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Demond Meeks (D)

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Harry Bronson (D)

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Stephen Hawley (R)

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William Conrad (D)

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Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D)

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Patrick Burke (D)

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Monica Wallace (D)

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Michael Norris (R)

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Angelo Morinello (R)

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Karen McMahon (D)

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David DiPietro (R)

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Joseph Giglio (R)

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Jonathan Rivera (D)

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Andrew Goodell (R)

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