Jeff Simon
Jeff Simon is a member of the Anoka-Hennepin School District school board in Minnesota, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on January 5, 2026.
Simon ran for re-election to the Anoka-Hennepin School District school board to represent District 6 in Minnesota. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Simon was initially appointed to the position in 2012. Simon won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
In 2009, Simon ran unsuccessfully for the District 6 seat, finishing in third place.[1]
Biography
Simon earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and management and a master's degree in K-12 guidance counseling from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. His work experience includes serving as the vice president of sales for Hollander Home Fashions.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: Anoka-Hennepin School District, Minnesota, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Anoka-Hennepin Board of Education District 6
Incumbent Jeff Simon defeated Jill Bornes in the general election for Anoka-Hennepin Board of Education District 6 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Simon (Nonpartisan) | 58.6 | 2,201 |
 | Jill Bornes (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 1,416 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.8 | 142 | ||
| Total votes: 3,759 | |||
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2017
Three of the six seats on the Anoka-Hennepin School District school board in Minnesota were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. In his bid for re-election to the District 3 seat, incumbent Bill Harvey defeated challenger Jessica Geisler. District 4 incumbent William Fields did not file to run for re-election, which guaranteed a newcomer was elected to the board. Anna Dirkswager and Brian Herda ran for that open seat, and Dirkswager won election to the board. In District 6, incumbent Jeff Simon ran unopposed and won another term.[3][4]
Results
| Anoka-Hennepin School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jeff Simon Incumbent (unopposed) |
93.61% | 2,859 |
| Write-in votes | 6.39% | 195 |
| Total Votes | 3,054 | |
| Source: Anoka-Hennepin School District, "Certificate of Clerk," November 13, 2017 | ||
Funding
Simon reported no contributions but $1,312.47 in expenditures to the Anoka County Elections & Voter Registration Office, which left his campaign with $1,312.47 in debt in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Simon was endorsed by the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and the SEIU Minnesota State Council.[6][7]
2013
Jeff Simon ran unopposed to keep his District 6 seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Anoka-Hennepin School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Simon Incumbent |
92% | 1,787 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 8% | 155 | |
| Total Votes | 1,942 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 11 - Anoka-Hennepin," accessed December 17, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Simon reported no contributions but $995.10 in expenditures to the Anoka County Office of Elections & Voter Registration, which left his campaign with $995.10 in debt in the election.[8]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Simon in the election.
2009
| Anoka-Hennepin School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Tingelstad Incumbent |
57.8% | 2,867 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Murray | 23.6% | 1,168 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Simon | 17.7% | 876 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 45 | |
| Total Votes | 4,956 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "School Board Member District 6 (ISD #011)," accessed October 21, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Simon participated in the following survey conducted by ABC Newspapers. The survey questions appear bolded, and Simon's responses follow below.
1. Why are you running for School Board?
| “ | I believe in our school district, our community and want to serve on the School Board to help continue the progress our district has accomplished. That progress includes high school students earning college credit and students exceeding the state average in math, reading and science. It also includes our school district’s positive culture, decisions based on data, using a strategic priorities process to invest in the needs of our district, continuing to be fiscally responsible for our taxpayers and continuous improvement in all that we do. Anoka-Hennepin’s mission statement is to ' ... effectively educate each of our students for success,' and it’s important to keep the students as the primary focus of every decision. I have done that through every decision and will continue if I am re-elected to the Anoka-Hennepin School Board.[9] | ” |
| —Jeff Simon (2017)[10] | ||
2. What is Anoka-Hennepin’s biggest strength and largest weakness?
| “ | Anoka-Hennepin is blessed with exceptional individuals who passionately work for the success of each student. Teachers, building staff and administrators, and district office staff and leadership, are true experts, and I feel very fortunate as a parent and community member that they work in our school district. Anoka-Hennepin has very strong academics and vast options for our students to find their passions and reach their highest potential. The largest need in Anoka-Hennepin is reflected in this election’s bond/levy questions regarding improvements to our facilities. Voters will decide on questions that focus on safety, space and upgrades to bring our facilities to current educational standards. Also, we always need to focus on continuous improvement and strive for increased academic achievement.[9] | ” |
| —Jeff Simon (2017)[10] | ||
3. With voters also heading to the polls to decide on two refrendum[sic] questions, what are your opinions about the $249 million bond issue and 10-year $226.20 per pupil levy that are proposed? What do you think is necessary to make the district “Fit for the Future”?
| “ | I am proud that the process that led to bringing the bond and levy questions forward to the voters was very inclusive of the Anoka-Hennepin community. A task force comprised of community representatives from every area of the district, along with district employees, worked over many months to formulate recommendations to make our district 'Fit for the Future.' I agree with their findings and believe that bringing these questions forward to the community is right. I also believe that if these questions are passed by our community, Anoka-Hennepin will be able to bring our facilities up to date, as well as create new space for student need, which will serve our community very well into the future.[9] | ” |
| —Jeff Simon (2017)[10] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC Newspapers, "Jeff Simon appointed to District 11 School Board," July 10, 2012
- ↑ Anoka County, KSTP.com, "Jeff Simon Named to Anoka-Hennepin School Board," July 10, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2017 Municipal and School District Elections," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 11 - ANOKA-HENNEPIN," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Anoka County Elections & Voter Registration Office, "2017 Anoka-Hennepin School District #11," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, "2017 Endorsements," accessed October 26, 2017
- ↑ SEIU Minnesota State Council, "Support SEIU-Endorsed Candidates in 2017 Elections!" October 21, 2017
- ↑ Anoka County, Minnesota, "Campaign Finance Search," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 ABC Newspapers, "5 vie for 3 seats on Anoka-Hennepin School Board," October 20, 2017
