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Following his political journalism career, Simon was appointed by Governor Michael Dukakis to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Environment for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1987. During the 1988 United States presidential election, he served on the environmental issues committee for Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis. From 1989 to 1990, he served as the director of public relations for the Massachusetts Hospital Association.