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Jo Anne Simon

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Served as the, Democratic District Leader/State Committeewoman for the 52nd Assembly District (2004 - Present)

New York State Assembly, District 52 (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Clinical Psychology, Long Island University
  • JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1986-1990
  • MA, Education of the Deaf, Gallaudet University, 1976
  • BA, Communication Sciences, Iona College, 1974

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Clinical Psychology, Long Island University
  • JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1986-1990
  • MA, Education of the Deaf, Gallaudet University, 1976
  • BA, Communication Sciences, Iona College, 1974
  • President, Jo Anne Simon, Professional Corporation, present
  • Former Instructor, Clinical Program, Hofstra University School of Law
  • Regional Sales Manager, Oppenheimer Mutual Funds
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Fordham University School of Law, 1998-2012
  • Staff Attorney, Hofstra Law School, Disabilities Law Clinic, 1992-1996

Political Experience

  • Attended, Clinical Psychology, Long Island University
  • JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1986-1990
  • MA, Education of the Deaf, Gallaudet University, 1976
  • BA, Communication Sciences, Iona College, 1974
  • President, Jo Anne Simon, Professional Corporation, present
  • Former Instructor, Clinical Program, Hofstra University School of Law
  • Regional Sales Manager, Oppenheimer Mutual Funds
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Fordham University School of Law, 1998-2012
  • Staff Attorney, Hofstra Law School, Disabilities Law Clinic, 1992-1996
  • Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2014-present
  • Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 52, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Tuition Assistance Program, New York State Assembly

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee

Member, Education Committee

Member, Higher Education Committee

Member, Labor Committee

Chair, Subcommittee on Workplace Safety

Member, Task Force on Women's Issues

Member, Transportation Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Clinical Psychology, Long Island University
  • JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1986-1990
  • MA, Education of the Deaf, Gallaudet University, 1976
  • BA, Communication Sciences, Iona College, 1974
  • President, Jo Anne Simon, Professional Corporation, present
  • Former Instructor, Clinical Program, Hofstra University School of Law
  • Regional Sales Manager, Oppenheimer Mutual Funds
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Fordham University School of Law, 1998-2012
  • Staff Attorney, Hofstra Law School, Disabilities Law Clinic, 1992-1996
  • Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2014-present
  • Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 52, 2018, 2020
  • Chair, Land Use Committee, 2004-present
  • Member, Action for Reform in Special Education (ARISE) Coalition, present
  • Former Executive Committee Member, 504 Democrats
  • Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Founding Member, BrooklynSpeaks.net
  • Member, Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats
  • Founding Member, Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods
  • Co-founder, Downtown Brooklyn Coalition
  • Founding Member, Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Task Force
  • Former President, Everyone Reading, Incorporated
  • Founding Member, Friends of Douglass/Greene Park
  • Former Chair, Gowanus Community Stakeholder Group
  • Former Chair, Gowanus Expressway Community Coalition
  • Founding Member, Hoyt-Schermerhorn Task Force
  • Member, Independent Neighborhood Democrats
  • Member, Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn
  • Co-Editor, "Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal"
  • Member, New York State Democratic Committee
  • Co-Founder/Secretary, New York State Democratic Committee's Progressive Caucus
  • Democratic District Leader/State Committeeperson, 52nd Assembly District, 2004-2014
  • Founding Member/General Counsel, Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), 2002-2010
  • Member, Transportation Committee, 2005-2007
  • Chair, Traffic & Transportation Committee, 1999-2005
  • Chair, Legal Issues Affecting Persons with Disabilities Committee, 2000-2003
  • President, Boerum Hill Association, 1993-1999
Speeches
Events

2020

Oct. 3
It's time for a new plan at Atlantic Yards

Thur 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

Montauk Club Brooklyn, New York