Legislative Office Building 435
Albany, NY 12248
341 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Full Name:
Jo Anne Simon
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Bill; 2 Stepchildren; Bevan, Trevor
Birth Place:
Yonkers, NY
Home City:
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY
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
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2014-present
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 52, 2022
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 10, 2022
Member, Codes Committee
Chair, Ethics and Guidance Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Chair, Legislative Commission on Legislative Ethics
Member, Legislative Women's Caucus
Member, Task Force on Women's Issues
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Chair, Committee on Ethics and Guidance, New York State Assembly, present
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Tuition Assistance Program, New York State Assembly
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Workplace Safety, New York State Assembly
President, Jo Anne Simon, Private Counsel, 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
General Counsel, Association on Higher Education and Disability, 2002-2010
Staff Attorney, Hofstra Law School, Disabilities Law Clinic, 1992-1996
Immediate Past President, Everyone Reading, Incorporated, 2008-present
Chair, Land Use Committee, 2004-present
Member, Action for Reform in Special Education (ARISE) Coalition, present
Co-Editor, "Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal"
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
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
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
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