Sheila Simon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sheila Simon

American politician and educator

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1961

Place of Birth: Springfield, Illinois, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sheila J.
Simon (born March 13, 1961) was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, from 2011 to 2015.
In 2014, she was the Democratic nominee for Illinois State Comptroller, losing to Republican incumbent Judy Baar Topinka.
She was previously a professor of law at the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Simon is the daughter of former U.S.
Senator Paul Simon, who had previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1969-1973), and his first wife, former Illinois State Representative Jeanne Hurley Simon. On September 7, 2015, Simon announced her candidacy for the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by the retiring David Luechtefeld.
Simon was defeated by her Republican opponent Paul Schimpf.