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American politician
Vi Simpson
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 40th district
In office
November 7, 1984 – November 7, 2012
Preceded byFarrell N. Duckworth
Succeeded byMark Stoops
Personal details
BornViola Simpson
(1946-03-18) March 18, 1946 (age 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBill McCarty
Alma materCalifornia 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 2012. 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.

Political career

Simpson was first elected to the office of Monroe County Auditor in 1981. In 1984, Simpson was elected to the Indiana Senate.

Committee assignments

References

  1. "List of All Offices and Office Holders". 5 March 2015.
  2. "Vi Simpson- Member of Indiana Senate".
  3. "Vi Simpson".

External links

Party political offices
Preceded byDennie Oxley Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
2012 		Succeeded byChristina Hale


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