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Donna M. Simon (born March 25, 1960) is an American Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 16th legislative district since January 30, 2012. She will leave office in January 2016, having lost her race for a third term in the Assembly to Democrat Andrew Zwicker in the November 2015 election. ==Biography== Simon was educated at Kean College and the School of Cardiac Technology at Union County Technical Institute. She is trained as a cardiovascular specialist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Assemblywoman Donna Simon )〕 Simon joined the Readington Township Board of Health in 2009.〔 She first ran for elected office in November 2010 for a seat on the Readington Township Committee and began her term in January 2011. In November 2011, Peter J. Biondi died two days after he was re-elected to his Assembly seat representing the 16th legislative district. Simon was selected on January 19, 2012 as his replacement by a Republican Party convention of district delegates from Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset counties. She was sworn in on January 30, 2012 to serve for one year. A November 2012 special election was held to fill the remaining year of Biondi's term. Simon ran against the Democratic candidate, Marie Corfield, a Raritan Township art teacher who achieved fame for facing off against Governor Chris Christie at a 2010 town hall meeting. On November 7, a day after the election, unofficial results showed Simon leading Corfield by 1,700 votes, but Corfield refused to concede until all outstanding ballots were counted. On November 30, Corfield conceded after final results showed Simon winning by about 1,000 votes. Simon was re-elected in 2013. In the 2015 election, Simon and fellow incumbent Republican Jack Ciattarelli faced a strong challenge from Democrats Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella. Election night results indicated that Ciattarelli placed first and was re-elected, Vella placed fourth, and the race for the second seat between Simon and Zwicker was "too close to call."〔http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/elections_2015_assembly_race_in_16th_district_too.html〕 As of November 6, 2015, three days after the election, Zwicker held a 67-vote lead over Simon with some provisional ballots remaining to be counted.〔http://politickernj.com/2015/11/ld16-countdown-zwicker-lead-over-simon-up-to-67/〕〔http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/elections_2015_assembly_race_in_16th_district_too.html〕 On November 9, 2015, the final provisional ballots were counted, with Zwicker finishing with a 78-vote lead over Simon. As of that time, Simon still had the option of requesting a recount.〔http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2015/11/09/donna-simon-andrew-zwicker-election-results/75450134/〕 On November 16, 2015, Simon conceded the race to Zwicker and Republican officials stated that no recount will be requested.〔http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/politics/new-jersey/2015/11/16/simon-concedes-zwicker/75874866/〕 Simon and her husband Michael and two children reside in Readington Township.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donna Simon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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