Ballotpedia, Jo Anne Simon

As of September 19, 2024, Jo Anne Simon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jo Anne is a disability civil rights lawyer and educator. She opened a disability civil rights law firm in Downtown Brooklyn and taught as an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School. She also served as a judicial law secretary and taught in Hofstra University School of Law’s clinical program.

Jo Anne Simon is a New York State Assembly Member representing the 52nd District. She was first elected in 2014 and is currently serving her 5th term.

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Opposes fossil fuel infrastructure and incentives, supports environmental conservation, and endorsed a plastic bag fee.

Supports bold measures to address climate change and pollution, including shifting to publicly owned renewable utilities and designating contaminated sites for cleanup.

Supports shifting to publicly owned rather than private energy utilities.

- Opposes fossil fuel infrastructure and incentives, supports environmental conservation, and endorsed a plastic bag fee.
- Supports shifting to publicly owned rather than private energy utilities.

Energy & the Environment

Supports abortion access and women's healthcare rights.

Supports abortion women's access to healthcare.

- Supports abortion women's access to healthcare.

Healthcare

Supports closing the "LLC Loophole" in campaign finance, opposes donations from real estate developers, special interests, and corporate PACs, and advocates for modernizing voting systems and reforming the Board of Elections to increase voting access.

Supported closing the "LLC Loophole" in campaign finance and opposes donations from wealthy interests.

Believes in prioritizing principles over politics, advocating for transparency and reform in the Brooklyn Democratic Party, and co-founded the NY State Democratic Committee’s Progressive Caucus.

Believes in prioritizing principles over politics, and advocated for transparency and reform in the Brooklyn Democratic Party.

Advocates for modernizing voting systems and reforming the Board of Elections to increase voting access.

- Supported closing the "LLC Loophole" in campaign finance and opposes donations from wealthy interests.
- Believes in prioritizing principles over politics, and advocated for transparency and reform in the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
- Advocates for modernizing voting systems and reforming the Board of Elections to increase voting access.

Voting & Elections

Supports "red flag" laws, enhanced public education, and improved implementation to prevent gun tragedies.

Supports "red flag" laws, enhanced public education, and improved implementation to prevent gun violence.

Supports the Safe Streets Program and voted to expand its speed camera program.

Passed a “gender neutral” language law to help female firefighters and police officers expand their ranks.

- Supports "red flag" laws, enhanced public education, and improved implementation to prevent gun violence.
- Supports the Safe Streets Program and voted to expand its speed camera program.
- Passed a “gender neutral” language law to help female firefighters and police officers expand their ranks.

Public Safety

Passed a dyslexia law to improve reading skills in children.

- Passed a dyslexia law to improve reading skills in children.

Education

Supports equitable public transit access to reduce car reliance. Advocated for diverse MTA funding, supported congestion pricing, and pushed for an accessible subway system.

Supports public transit access to reduce car reliance. Advocated for diverse MTA funding, supported congestion pricing, and pushed for an accessible subway system.

As a community planner, led efforts to develop 6.5 acres of parking lots into housing, with 37.5% designated as low-to-moderate-income housing.

Believes in community-driven land use planning to address housing and urban development issues.

As a state senator, passed a first-in-the-nation “weigh in motion” law to issue automated violations to overweight trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE).

Passed a law to issue automatic tickets to overweight trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

- Supports public transit access to reduce car reliance. Advocated for diverse MTA funding, supported congestion pricing, and pushed for an accessible subway system.
- As a community planner, led efforts to develop 6.5 acres of parking lots into housing, with 37.5% designated as low-to-moderate-income housing.
- Believes in community-driven land use planning to address housing and urban development issues.
- Passed a law to issue automatic tickets to overweight trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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Jo Anne Simon

As of September 25, 2024, Jo Anne Simon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jo Anne Simon is a New York State Assemblymember representing the 52nd district. She was first elected in 2014, and is currently serving her 5th term.

As Assemblymember, fought for design-build procurement authorization in 2018 State Budget to save time and money for Brooklyn Queens Expressway repairs.

Supports environmental advocacy and public power initiatives.

Supports hosting annual Dyslexia Awareness Day in Albany.

- Supports abortion access and women's healthcare rights.

As an Assemblymember, passed a campaign finance law in 2019 closing the “LLC Loophole.”

Supports social, racial, gender, and economic justice and advocates for gender-neutral language in state law to promote police and firefighting careers to women and gender non-conforming individuals.

As a state assemblymember, passed legislation on gun violence prevention.

Advocates for quality education for all children, equitable school funding, and early identification and evidence-based instruction for reading disabilities.

Supports the Downtown Brooklyn Plan, believing it addresses the transit and residential needs of local residents, despite critics saying it prioritizes commercial development.

Believes in community input, responsible city planning, and "real affordable housing" in new developments.

Plans to advocate for "more deeply affordable housing in development projects."

Supports community representation in local decision-making.

As of September 23, 2024, Jo Anne Simon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jo Anne Simon is a disability civil rights lawyer and educator. She opened a disability civil rights law firm in Downtown Brooklyn and taught as an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School for nearly 20 years. She also served as a judicial law secretary and taught in Hofstra University School of Law’s clinical program.

Jo Anne Simon served as the female Democratic District Leader for the 52nd Assembly District from 2004 to 2014.

- Your assembly member is involved in the legislative process at the state level as part of the New York State Assembly, which consists of 150 members and serves as the lower house of the New York State Legislature.  
- Assembly members are responsible for representing your interests and assisting you with navigating state services while bringing resources back to your district.  
- Assembly members draft laws, approve budgets, oversee the state executive branch, and engage in debates and votes on proposed legislation.  
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your assembly member can serve on committees, where many bills may be delayed before reaching a vote.  
- Assembly members are elected for a two-year term with no term limits.  
- Their annual salary is $142,000.  

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As of September 29, 2024, Jo Anne Simon’s website did not contain information on this issue.