Reader's view: Simonson reaches out to voters at every chance Since announcing his candidacy for state House District 7B, Erik Simonson has worked tirelessly to meet and talk with as many voters as possible. He has knocked on thousands of doors and has had conversations with thousands of voters, from Park P... Written By: news@duluthnewstribune.com | 12:00 am, Oct. 30, 2012 Since announcing his candidacy for state House District 7B, Erik Simonson has worked tirelessly to meet and talk with as many voters as possible. He has knocked on thousands of doors and has had conversations with thousands of voters, from Park Point to West Duluth to Gary. In doing so, he has learned what's important to the voters of 7B: good-paying jobs, property tax relief and education.