{"id":40257,"date":"2020-08-25T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=40257"},"modified":"2020-08-27T07:39:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T11:39:22","slug":"brigantines-mayor-simpson-dies-after-long-battle-with-kidney-desease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/brigantines-mayor-simpson-dies-after-long-battle-with-kidney-desease\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigantine&#8217;s Mayor Simpson Dies After Long Battle With Kidney Desease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Brigantine-Council-Rentals-Time-0_31_5719-Copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40258\" width=\"799\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Brigantine-Council-Rentals-Time-0_31_5719-Copy.png 640w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Brigantine-Council-Rentals-Time-0_31_5719-Copy-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption>Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brigantine Mayor, Andy Simpson died on Monday, Aug 24 after a long battle with kidney disease <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simpson was 62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Andy Simpson was a lifelong resident of of Brigantine, attended local schools and was a Brigantine lifeguard. Simpson and his wife, Linda, raised three children, Andrew, Meggan and Katie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simpson (R) was elected Brigantine mayor in 2018, defeating Democrat councilman Rick DeLucry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once elected, Simpson took long overdue steps to make Brigantine a more fiscally responsible municipality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simpson is credited with lowering property taxes, reducing costs associated with the school district, and the restructuring of City Hall salaries and wages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Andy started his business career by purchasing a jitney soon out of high school. He bought a local gas station soon after that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simpson grew his small business empire to include construction and real estate investments. 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Mayor, Andy Simpson died on Monday, Aug 24 after a long battle with kidney disease Simpson was 62. Mayor Andy Simpson was a lifelong resident of of Brigantine, attended local schools and was a Brigantine lifeguard. Simpson and his wife, Linda, raised three children, Andrew, Meggan and Katie. 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