Scott Simms
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Scott Simms MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (2004-2015) |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Rex Barnes |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans | |
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Assumed office February 16, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Rodney Weston |
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August 12, 1969 Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Norris Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Profession | Journalist |
Scott Simms, MP, (born August 12, 1969 in Bishop's Falls, N.L.) is a Canadian politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame.
Scott Simms was born August 12, 1969 in Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador.
In 1990, while a student at Mount Allison University, Simms got his first taste of politics and campaigning when he acted as the official agent and campaign manager for Brian Gold the Rhinoceros Party candidate in a federal byelection in the Beauséjour riding. Simms graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor in Commerce and Loyalist College in Journalism. Before entering elected politics, Simms worked for The Weather Network, prior to which he had worked as a radio reporter in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor. He was an active campaigner for the "No" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum.
He was elected in the 2004 election and beat out four other candidates, including Conservative incumbent Rex Barnes. Simms was re-elected on Jan. 23, 2006, beating Conservative candidate Aaron Hynes by approximately 5,000 votes. On May 2, 2011, Simms was again re-elected, defeating Hynes in a re-match by approximately 9,200 votes, with a total of 17,895 votes in his riding.
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