Steve Simon
Secretary of State
Steve Simon is Minnesota's 22nd Secretary of State. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2015. As Minnesota's chief elections administrator, he pledged in his inaugural address to "work with any, of any political affiliation, from any part of our state" to protect, defend, and strengthen the right to vote in Minnesota. As Secretary of State, Simon also oversees a wide range of services for Minnesota businesses and administers the "Safe at Home" address confidentiality program for people who have personal safety concerns. His goals as Minnesota's Secretary of state are straightforward: expand access to voting, remove barriers to voting, make business services as streamlined as possible, strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence and, most importantly, be a Secretary of State for all Minnesotans.
Before being elected Minnesota's Secretary of State, Simon served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for ten years representing St. Louis Park and Hopkins. He graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University in Massachusetts in 1992, and earned a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1996. Simon and his wife Leia live in Hopkins with their two children, Hannah and Noah.