| Steve Simon | |
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| Steve Simon in 2007. | |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 44A district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Rhodes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1969 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Residence | St. Louis Park, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Tufts University University of Minnesota Law School |
| Profession | attorney, legislator |
| Religion | Jewish |
Steve Simon (born December 12, 1969) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 44A, which includes portions of the cities of Hopkins and St. Louis Park in Hennepin County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat, he is also an attorney.[1][2]
Simon was first elected in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He is currently a member of the House's Commerce and Labor Committee, the Ethics Committee, the Finance Committee, the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, and the State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Committee. He also serves on the Commerce and Labor Subcommittee for the Labor and Consumer Protection Division, and on the Finance Subcommittee for the State Government Finance Division. He is an assistant majority leader.[3]
Simon graduated from Hopkins High School in Hopkins, then went on to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, receiving his B.A. in Political Science in 1992. He earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1996. He worked as an assistant attorney general for Minnesota attorneys general Hubert H. Humphrey III and Mike Hatch from 1996–2001, and has been an associate with the law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller, and Ciresi since 2001.[1][4]
Active in his local community, Simon is a member of the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce, the American Cancer Society, the local League of Women Voters, the St. Louis Park Community Education Advisory Council, and the Lenox Foundation, which raises funds for the St. Louis Park Senior Program. He is a member of Temple Israel, and serves on the board of the Minnesota Chapter of the Jewish Community Relations Council.[4][5][6]
On Monday, May 2, 2011, Simon testified regarding and opposed a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota. His comments drew national attention: "How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?"[7]