# Jo Anne Simon

Jo Anne Simon is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 52.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 52
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/21da6116-bec3-44a4-9e0b-a68eef91222d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21da6116-bec3-44a4-9e0b-a68eef91222d (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Simon sits at −1.14 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

## What Simon says (NY 2025–26 session)

538 classified statements: 538 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Simon | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.6% | 2.5% | 77 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 23.8% | 10.4% | 79 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 56.9% | 39.2% | 140 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 2.9% | 496 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 15.4% | 14.4% | 310 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.0% | 138 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 18% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Environmental Protection 16% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Housing and Community Development 10% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.02), from 772 donors and 1,195 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.4% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.6% (92.9%). 57 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10586 Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10586/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10001/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10655 Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9862/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9027/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 7607 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S7607/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10550/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 8453 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8453/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9969 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9969/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9983 Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 206 bills: 206 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 1,130. 4.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 134 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11228: Establishes parity in reimbursement rates for supportive stabilization services provided that are substantially equivalent to crisis stabilization center… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11228/
- A 11215: Relates to joint certification of certified community behavioral health clinics (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11215/
- A 11231: Ensures that the offices of mental health and people with developmental disabilities provide materials to individuals in different languages (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11231/
- A 11024: Relates to a competency restoration workgroup to evaluate (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11024/
- A 11023: Relates to the powers of the head of the office of mental health and the head of the office for people with developmental disabilities to promulgate rules… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11023/
- A 10822: Provides for children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10822/
- A 10736: Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use… (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10736/
- A 10703: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10703/
- A 10672: Prohibits public utilities from passing along the cost of site investigation and remediation efforts on to rate payers (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10672/
- A 10645: Relates to the publication of information on public meetings (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10645/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $82.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2112346095301148717
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2111175188188729775
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2106051539416858647
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2106051541027201094
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2104269728554660093
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2104269733440749840
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2103547422194438561
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2103547425839583646
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2103547428389667168
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52/status/2103170241639678293

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Jo-Anne-Simon/
- Campaign site: https://simonforbrooklyn.com/
- X: https://x.com/JoAnneSimonBK52
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymemberJoAnneSimon/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoAnneSimonForBrooklyn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannesimonforbrooklyn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1xRMZQ--r4JB1N72ozcdpQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-simon-9b40135/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21da6116-bec3-44a4-9e0b-a68eef91222d