Luke Simons

{{Short description|American politician (born 1978)}}

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| state_house = North Dakota

| district = 36th

| alongside = Mike Schatz

| term_start = December 1, 2016

| term_end = March 4, 2021

| predecessor = Alan Fehr

| successor = Dori Hauck

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1978}}

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| party = Republican

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Luke Simons (born 1978) is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. A member of the Republican Party, Simons represented District 36 in the North Dakota House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Luke_Simons|title=Luke Simons|website=Ballotpedia|accessdate=Mar 6, 2021}} He was elected to the North Dakota House in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=816262|title=Our Campaigns - ND State House 36 Race - Nov 08, 2016|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=Mar 6, 2021}}

On March 4, 2021, Simons was expelled from the House of Representatives due to allegations that he threatened and sexually harassed women going back to 2017. One week later, he was expelled from the House by a vote of 69–25, the first state lawmaker to be expelled in North Dakota.{{cite news |title=North Dakota House expels lawmaker accused of misconduct |url=https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-f6d9a0aab71fde5d681b41443541449a |access-date=March 4, 2021 |work=AP NEWS |date=4 March 2021}}{{cite news | publisher = thehill.com | date = March 4, 2021 | title = ND House expels lawmaker after sexual harassment allegations | author = JORDAN WILLIAMS | url = https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/541757-nd-house-expels-lawmaker-after-sexual-harassment-allegations}}