Vi Simpson
| Vi Simpson | |
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| Member of the Indiana Senate from Indiana's 40th District | |
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In office 1984–2013 |
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| Born |
Viola Simpson March 18, 1946 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bill McCarty |
| Alma mater |
California State University, East Bay Indiana University, Indianapolis |
Vi Simpson (born March 18, 1946) is an American politician who is a former Democratic member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 40th District from 1984 to 2013. She was the minority leader of the Indiana Senate.
She was also the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, in the 2012 Indiana Gubernatorial Election, running with the former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives John R. Gregg. The Gregg/Simpson ticket lost in a narrow election to Mike Pence and Sue Ellspermann.
Simpson was first elected to the office of Monroe County Auditor in 1981. In 1984, Simpson was elected to the Indiana Senate.
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