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Marcus Simon
Democratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates District 13
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
2
Predecessor: Danica Roem (D)
Prior offices:
Virginia House of Delegates District 53
Years in office: 2014 - 2024
Successor: Tim Griffin (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$17,640/year
Per diem
$237/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
Education
High school
McLean High School, 1988
Bachelor's
New York University, 1992
Law
American University, 1999
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army
Personal
Religion
Reform Jew
Profession
Real estate attorney
Contact
Official website
Official YouTube
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook
Personal Facebook
Personal YouTube
Personal LinkedIn

Marcus Simon (Democratic Party) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 13. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Simon (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 13. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Simon earned a bachelor's degree in near and Middle Eastern studies and journalism from New York University in 1992 and worked for several public office holders until returning to school for his law degree, which he earned from American University in 1999. His professional experience includes working as a real estate attorney and working in the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Simon was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Simon was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Simon was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Simon was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Simon served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Militia, Police and Public Safety
• Science and Technology

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Simon served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Simon served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2025

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13

Incumbent Marcus Simon defeated Sylwia Oleksy and David Crance in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marcus Simon
Marcus Simon (D)
 
76.7
 
24,541
Image of Sylwia Oleksy
Sylwia Oleksy (R) Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
6,195
Image of David Crance
David Crance (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
1,221
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
58

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,015
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marcus Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 13.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Sylwia Oleksy advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 13.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Simon received the following endorsements.

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13

Incumbent Marcus Simon defeated David Crance in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marcus Simon
Marcus Simon (D)
 
78.5
 
16,778
Image of David Crance
David Crance (L) Candidate Connection
 
20.2
 
4,323
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
265

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,366
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marcus Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 13.

Endorsements

Simon received the following endorsements.

2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 53

Incumbent Marcus Simon defeated Sarah White in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marcus Simon
Marcus Simon (D)
 
72.0
 
22,741
Image of Sarah White
Sarah White (R) Candidate Connection
 
27.9
 
8,806
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
57

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,604
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marcus Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 53.

Republican convention

Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 53

Sarah White advanced from the Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on April 26, 2021.

Candidate
✔
Image of Sarah White
Sarah White (R) Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Campaign finance

2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 53

Incumbent Marcus Simon won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 53 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marcus Simon
Marcus Simon (D)
 
93.8
 
16,618
 Other/Write-in votes
 
6.2
 
1,090

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,708
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2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[2] Incumbent Marcus Simon (D) defeated Mike Casey (Independent) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 53 general election.[3]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 53 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marcus Simon Incumbent 75.15% 19,235
     Independent Mike Casey 24.85% 6,362
Total Votes 25,597
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Marcus Simon ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 53 Democratic primary.[4]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 53 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Marcus Simon Incumbent

Republican primary election

No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. [5]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 53 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate

Endorsements

In 2017, Simon’s endorsements included the following:

  • NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[6]

2015

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[7] Incumbent Marcus Simon was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9]

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Simon won the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 53. Simon ran unopposed in the June 11th Democratic Primary. He defeated W. Brad Tidwell (R) and Anthony Tellez (L) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[10]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 53 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Simon 66.7% 13,726
     Republican W. Brad Tidwell 29% 5,965
     Libertarian Anthony Tellez 4.1% 852
     Other Write-in 0.2% 33
Total Votes 20,576

Endorsements

In 2013, Simon’s endorsements included the following:[11]

  • The Virginia Police Benevolent Association
  • Virginia Farm Bureau

Campaign themes

2025

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2023

Marcus Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Marcus Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Marcus Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2013

Simon’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

  • Environment

Excerpt: "One of the things that makes Northern Virginia so unique is that even as we’ve become more urban, we continue to value and try to preserve our green spaces. ...As your representative I will fully support measures promoting clean air and clean water to protect our quality of life. ...A recent government study calculated that for every $1 spent by a polluter to control emissions, Americans receive $30 in benefits ranging from lower health care costs to attracting workers who want to reside where they are employed."

  • Economic Development

Excerpt: "The obsession of the Republican majority in Richmond with promoting radical right wing social legislation is hurting Virginia's women, families, and now our reputation as a great place to locate a business."

  • Education

Excerpt: "Study after study have shown that access to early childhood education improves outcomes from children. Investments in early childhood education now will result in lower spending on juvenile justice, social welfare, and prisons later."

  • Transportation

Excerpt: "Traffic and Gridlock cost Falls Church and Fairfax residents thousands of dollars every year in wasted gas, lost time, day-care late fees, and countless other ways. ...As a member of the General Assembly I will work tirelessly to ensure that more of the revenue generated in Falls Church and Fairfax returns to Falls Church and Fairfax as funds for transportation. Too much money is diverted on Roads to Nowhere in rural parts of the state where there is no traffic, while we endure gridlock on Leesburg Pike, Lee Highway and Interstate 66 every evening from 3 in the afternoon until 8 at night."

  • Gun Violence Prevention

Excerpt: "As your representative in the House of Delegates I will be a strong advocate for common sense measures like universal background checks for all gun purchases, even those of so-called private sellers at gun shows. I support limiting the size of magazines, empowering localities to make their libraries and teen centers gun-free zones, and reintroducing one handgun a month legislation."

Campaign finance summary

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Marcus Simon campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Virginia House of Delegates District 13Won general$307,759 $312,957
2021Virginia House of Delegates District 53Won general$247,736 $165,582
2019Virginia House of Delegates District 53Won general$143,910 N/A**
2017Virginia House of Delegates District 53Won general$104,639 N/A**
Grand total$804,043 $478,539
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Simon and his wife, Rachel, have two children, Emily and Zachary. They live in Falls Church, VA.[13]

Simon have been involved with the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the NVAR Standard Forms Committee, the Fairfax County Bipartisan Election Process Improvement Commission, the McLean Planning Committee, the Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, the Fairfax County Economic Advisory Commission, and the Kent Gardens Recreation Club Board of Directors.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marcus Simon for Delegate, "Marcus Simon Biography," accessed September 5, 2013
    2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
    3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
    4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    6. ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 2017
    7. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
    8. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
    9. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
    10. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
    11. ↑ Marcus Simon for Delegate "Campaign blog," accessed September 5, 2013 (dead link)
    12. ↑ Marcus Simon for Delegate, "Key Issues," accessed September 5, 2013
    13. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Marcus Simon - Biography," accessed September 5, 2013

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    Danica Roem (D)     		Virginia House of Delegates District 13
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    Preceded by
    -     		Virginia House of Delegates District 53
    2014-2024    		 Succeeded by
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