Abden Simmons Explained

Abden Simmons
Office:Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Constituency:45th district
Term Start:June 14, 2023
Predecessor:Clinton Collamore
Term Start1:December 7, 2016
Term End1:December 5, 2018
Predecessor1:Jeffrey Evangelos
Successor1:Jeffrey Evangelos
Constituency1:91st district
Party:Republican

Abden Simmons is an American politician from the state of Maine. A member of the Republican Party, he serves in the Maine House of Representatives representing the 45th district since 2023. He previously served a single term representing the 91st district from 2016 to 2018.[1]

Career

Simmons was elected to the Maine House in 2016, filling the seat of retiring independent Jeffrey Evangelos. Evangelos returned to challenge Simmons for re-election in 2018 and won. Simmons ran for Maine Senate in 2022 in the 13th district, but lost by a 9.4% margin.[2] He is now a member of the Waldoboro select board. On March 29, 2023, officials of the Maine Republican Party nominated Simmons for the upcoming special election in Maine's 45th House of Representatives district.[3] He won the special election in June 2023.[4]

Electoral history

2016 Maine House of Representatives District 91 election

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former state representative Abden Simmons announces state Senate candidacy . 7 December 2021 . 1 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Simmons, Abden S..
  3. News: Republicans Nominate Simmons to Face Pieh for House District 45 Seat.
  4. https://lcnme.com/currentnews/simmons-narrowly-wins-house-district-45-seat-for-republicans/