Nick Simmons (politician)

Nick Simmons is a politician currently running for the State Senate in Connecticut's 36th District during the 2024 election cycle. Simmons was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. He has worked on the local, state and national levels of politics.

Education and early career
After graduating from Yale University, he worked for a brief time on Wall Street before becoming a 7th grade math teacher at a middle school in Harlem, and by 26 years old, he became one of the youngest Acting Principals in the State of New York. From Harlem, Simmons went to earn a joint Master’s in Public Policy and an MBA from Harvard.

Political career
Simmons then joined Governor Ned Lamont’s Administration, most recently serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor.

In 2021, Simmons was chosen to serve as a Senior Advisor in the Biden Administration, where he was asked to help lead the work from the Department of Education to reopen schools nationwide during COVID-19.

State Senate race
Nick announced his candidacy as a Democrat for Connecticut's 36th District in late February. He was set to face fellow Democrat Trevor Crow in the primary until she dropped out of the race on March 29. Simmons was unanimously nominated by the Democratic Town Committees of Greenwich, Stamford, and New Canaan on May 14 as the Democratic candidate for the 36th District.