SIMON, PAUL
D Β· senate Β· bioguide S000423
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- FEC candidate id
S4IL00040- Internal id
850b2925-db9e-453b-83a1-9c1884e0b136- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Illinois. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 12,694,798 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $83,390 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $46,406 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.481 |
| Race | White alone | 61.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 13.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 18.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 14.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 76.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 14.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 37.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.3% |
| Household | Family households | 62.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.46 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 36.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $263,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,274 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 58.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.7% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 5.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.9% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $4,695 | $51,132 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $77,277 | $612,641 | $46,437 | $0 | $1,920 |
| 1994 | $610,850 | $569,530 | $581,802 | $0 | $482,620 |
| 1992 | $359,933 | $663,181 | $540,483 | $0 | $279,270 |
| 1990 | $8,462,209 | $7,656,514 | $843,731 | $0 | $6,698,373 |
| 1988 | $196,632 | $174,140 | $38,036 | $0 | $100,481 |
| 1986 | $985,043 | $974,286 | $15,543 | $43,677 | $0 |
| 1984 | $4,586,036 | $4,581,252 | $4,784 | $413,750 | $3,456,455 |
Elections
- 1984 general senate Β· IL-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· IL-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· IL-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· IL-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· IL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· IL-S β lost_general
- 1996 general senate Β· IL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· IL-S β lost_general
- 1996 general senate Β· IL-S β lost_general
- 1996 general senate Β· IL-S β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (21)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Concordia University Portland | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | South Eugene High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Primary School | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Harvard University | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-13 | held_position | Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Illinois | β | wikidata | |
| 1955-01-01 | held_position | member of the Illinois House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| 1946-01-01 | educated_at | Dana College | β | wikidata | |
| 1945-01-01 | educated_at | University of Oregon | β | wikidata |