Sheila Simon | |
|---|---|
 Simon in 2010 | |
| 46th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 12, 2015 | |
| Governor | Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Pat Quinn (2009) |
| Succeeded by | Evelyn Sanguinetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1961 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Perry Knop (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Paul Simon Jeanne Hurley |
| Education | Wittenberg University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Sheila J. Simon (born March 13, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Illinois, from 2011 to 2015. In 2014, she was the Democratic nominee for Illinois State Comptroller, losing to Republican incumbent Judy Baar Topinka. Simon is the daughter of former U.S. Senator Paul Simon, who had previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1969–1973), and his first wife, former Illinois State Representative Jeanne Hurley Simon.
She currently serves as a professor of law at the Southern Illinois University School of Law.