Career
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election. He was removed from caucus on October 7, 2010, for public dissent regarding Carole James, former leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, and subsequently sat in the legislature as an Independent Modern Language Association. On February 7, 2013, Simpson joined with Delta South Modern Language Association Vicki Huntington and Abbotsford South Modern Language Association John van Dongen to present a six-point agenda for democratic reform, including changes to British Columbia’s electoral finance law and the Election Acting. Simpson announced June 20th, he would be running for Mayor in Quesnel, British Columbia.