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Lowell Simon
Lowell Simon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 78. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lowell Simon was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree from The College At Brockport, State University Of New York in 1978. Simon's career experience includes working in the convenience store and restaurant industries, and in public education. Simon has served as a board member with First Health, the Moore County NAACP, the Sandhills Jewish Congregation, and the Sand Dollar Fund.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Neal Jackson defeated Lowell Simon in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 78 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Neal Jackson (R) | 76.5 | 38,928 |
 | Lowell Simon (D) | 23.5 | 11,985 | |
| Total votes: 50,913 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lowell Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 78.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Neal Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 78.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Simon in this election.
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Jamie Boles defeated Lowell Simon in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie Boles (R) | 64.4 | 32,216 |
| Lowell Simon (D) | 35.6 | 17,803 | |
| Total votes: 50,019 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lowell Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Jamie Boles defeated Bob Temme in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Boles | 60.0 | 7,564 |
 | Bob Temme | 40.0 | 5,040 | |
| Total votes: 12,604 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Jamie Boles defeated Lowell Simon in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Boles (R) | 62.7 | 22,438 |
| Lowell Simon (D) | 37.3 | 13,342 | |
| Total votes: 35,780 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52
Lowell Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lowell Simon |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Jamie Boles defeated Kenneth Byrd in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 52 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Boles | 60.4 | 6,117 |
| Kenneth Byrd | 39.6 | 4,015 | ||
| Total votes: 10,132 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Lowell Simon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Simon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 1986 Lowell moved to North Carolina where he helped build numerous successful businesses. He operated as many as thirty convenience stores and six Hardees restaurants. Lowell's companies employed more than 250 people in eight counties.
Lowell and his family moved to 7 Lakes in 1995. In 2002 he purchased an interested in a Moore County based company which he eventually sold. In 2006, at age 50, Lowell began his first retirement. In less than a year he embarked on his second career as a Math teacher at Union Pines High School.
Lowell taught high school math for 6 years until 2013 when he founded the UPstart Entrepreneurship Center. He spent the last 4 years teaching entrepreneurship, business and marketing classes. He retired from Moore County Schools in 2017. He has served on numerous Boards including charitable organizations, industry associations and small and large business corporations.
Lowell has been married to his wife Amy for thirty-five years. They have three adult children (and dog Lily).- I'm running because hard working people in Moore County are being left out. They are being left out of American Prosperity and the American Dream. They are left out of health care, education and livable wages.
- The Republican strategy of privatizing education is destroying public education. We need to invest in public education so that all citizens have an opportunity to participate in society.
- Poverty in Moore County is real. We need to take a holistic approach to solving it. That includes education, health care and a living wage.
Health Care.
Poverty.
Climate.
We have lost trust in our elected officials.
Budget
Education: I had a student that was getting 95+ on every test but had a C in the class because he didn't do homework. I asked about it and he told me "when I get home my mom leaves for work and I babysit my two siblings. I'm asleep by the time she gets home. There's no way I could do any homework." I realized that if he could get A's on every test that homework, for him really wasn't necessary.
Health Care: I met a pregnant woman whose friends were telling her to quit work so that she could get health coverage. She wanted to work but was in the coverage gap and her employer didn't offer it.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 15, 2020
