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Jo Anne Simon

Jo Anne Simon

Democratic · New York · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for New York Assembly District 52, New York

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Environmental justice and street safety, per official Assembly page
  • Affordable housing, per official Assembly page
  • Improving outcomes for children with disabilities, per official Assembly page
Biography

Jo Anne Simon holds a bachelor's degree from Iona College, a master's in education of the deaf from Gallaudet University, and a law degree from Fordham University, which she earned at night while working full time, per her official Assembly biography. Before the Assembly she worked as a judicial law secretary, taught in Hofstra University's law clinical program, and established a disability civil rights law firm in Downtown Brooklyn. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.

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New York Assembly District 52New York · 2026Kings County sample ballot

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