Career
He has served as the Governor of Chuuk State, one of the four states that constitute the Federated States of Micronesia, since July 1, 2005. Simina was re-elected to a second term as Governor of Chuuk in a 2009 runoff election against Gillian North. Doone, the son of former Governor Gideon Doone. He and Lieutenant Governor Johnson Elimo were sworn into their second terms on July 2, 2009, in an inauguration ceremony held at the Saramen Chuuk Development Center at Saramen Chuuk High School in Weno, Chuuk.
Simina resigned as Governor in July 2011 to become Chuuk’s At-Large Senator in the national Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Chuuk Lieutenant Governor Johnson Elimo immediately became the acting Governor of Chuuk upon Simina"s resignations.