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Marcus Simon

Marcus Simon
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 53rd district
Assumed office
January 8, 2014
Preceded by Jim Scott
Personal details
Born Marcus Bertram Simon
(1970-07-01) July 1, 1970 (age 47)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Rachel Anne Goldstein
Residence Falls Church, Virginia
Alma mater New York University (B.A.)
American University (J.D.)
Occupation Lawyer
Signature
Website www.marcussimon.com
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1999–2003
Rank Captain
Unit J.A.G. Corps

Marcus Bertram Simon (born July 1, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Simon is the member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 53rd district. There he serves on the Militia, Police & Public Safety and Science & Technology committees. As a lawyer, Simon was a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army and his own law firm.

Simon received his bachelor's degree in journalism from New York University. He worked as an aide for Jim Scott while Scott served in the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1995, he went to work for Katherine Hanley, as she served as was chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. He attended night school as he received his juris doctor from American University Washington College of Law in 1999. He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army for the next three years. Not wanting to remain a prosecutor, Simon entered real estate law in 2003. When the subprime mortgage crisis occurred in 2008, Simon and colleagues formed a law firm.


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