Deborah Simpson

{{Short description|American politician}}

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|state_senate= Maine

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|district= 15th

|term_start= December 3, 2008

|term_end= December 6, 2010

|preceded= Lois Snowe-Mello

|succeeded= Lois Snowe-Mello

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|spouse= Manuel Pilar

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|party= Democratic

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Deborah L. Simpson is an American politician from Maine. Simpson served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 15th District, representing part of Androscoggin County, including her residence in Auburn from 2008 to 2010.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/37018/deborah-simpson#.Ub3SvPmG3pU|title=Deborah Simpson Biography - Project Vote Smart|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=16 June 2013}} She was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, representing Auburn, in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, each time as a publicly financed candidate.{{cite web|url=http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2006/08/14/profile-maine-rep-deborah-simpson|title=Profile: Maine Rep. Deborah Simpson|publisher=Public Campaign|accessdate=16 June 2013|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609064156/http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2006/08/14/profile-maine-rep-deborah-simpson|archivedate=9 June 2013}} She was unable to seek re-election to the House in 2008 due to term-limits. In one of the tightest 2008 state senate campaigns, Simpson challenged incumbent Republican Lois Snowe-Mello.{{cite web|url=http://www.downeast.com/the-tipping-point/2008/october/senate-district|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620013354/http://www.downeast.com/the-tipping-point/2008/october/senate-district|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2013|title=Senate District 15|last=Tipping|first=Mike|date=October 14, 2008|accessdate=16 June 2013}} She ran for the State Senate and unseated Snowe-Mello by 104 votes. In a Republican wave election, Simpson lost to Snowe-Mello in 2010.

In her only term in the Senate, Simpson chaired two committees, specifically the Government Oversight Committee and the Joint Committee on State and Local Government.