Roger Mitchell Simon (born March 29, 1948)[1][2] is a writer and commentator, the chief political columnist of Politico and a New York Times best-selling author.

[2] Prior to joining Politico, Simon was a reporter or columnist for several newspapers, including the Waukegan, Illinois, News-Sun, the Baltimore Sun, and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Simon's columns on spousal abuse earned him awards from women's groups and a change of policy from the Chicago Police Department making such abuse a crime rather than a “domestic disturbance.” Based in Washington, D.C., Simon contributes articles to national magazines and newspapers, and has appeared as a panelist or political analyst on numerous television and radio programs.

[4] On 26 January 2017, media critic Robert Feder wrote: "The great Roger Simon, a Chicago original who became one of America’s best political columnists, is calling it a career.

Simon, 68, is telling friends that he and his wife, Marcia Kramer, a free-lance editor and former copy desk chief of the Washington Post, are retiring at the end of the month."