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==Post congressional career== ===Business advocate=== On February 26, 2007, Simmons was nominated by Connecticut Governor [[M. Jodi Rell]] to become the State's first Business Advocate.<ref>http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-20043.html {{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> The Office of the Business Advocate was established as part of the Governor's 2006 "Jobs for the 21st Century" Act (PA 06-83), for the purpose of providing centralized assistance to businesses in the state, and to pro-actively provide assistance to businesses of broader economic significance to the State.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/PA/2006PA-00083-R00SB-00702-PA.htm|title=AN ACT CONCERNING JOBS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.|publisher=|access-date=2007-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321080237/http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/PA/2006PA-00083-R00SB-00702-PA.htm|archive-date=2007-03-21|url-status=live}}</ref> He served until December 2008.<ref name="stonington-ct.gov"/> ===2010 U.S. Senate campaign=== {{main|2010 United States Senate election in Connecticut}} On March 15, 2009, Simmons announced his intention to challenge Senator [[Chris Dodd]] for the United States Senate in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-simmons-doddmar15,0,3135783.story |title=Topic Galleries |publisher=Courant.com |accessdate=2010-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406004308/http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-simmons-doddmar15,0,3135783.story |archive-date=2009-04-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A May 2009 poll showed Simmons leading Dodd by six points,<ref>{{cite web |author=Quinnipiac University β Office of Public Affairs |url=http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1301 |title=Connecticut (CT) Poll * May 27, 2009 * Dodd Gains On Challenger, But β Quinnipiac University β Hamden, Connecticut |publisher=Quinnipiac.edu |date=2009-05-27 |accessdate=2010-08-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918085600/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1301 |archivedate=September 18, 2010 }}</ref> with the lead growing to 13 points in a December 2009 poll.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate_race |title= Election 2010: Connecticut Senate Race - Rasmussen Reportsβ’|website=www.rasmussenreports.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914040659/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate_race |archive-date=September 14, 2009}}</ref> Sen. Chris Dodd however announced in January 2010 that he would not be seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate due to high pressure from the Democratic Party leaders, falling poll numbers, and controversy over business dealings with Countrywide Financial. While Simmons originally led in the polls early on, [[Linda McMahon]] gained traction on him in the primary and won at the Republican convention.<ref>{{cite web |author=Quinnipiac University β Office of Public Affairs |url=http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1433 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322195015/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1433 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-03-22 |title=Connecticut (CT) Poll * March 17, 2010 * McMahon Wrestles To The Top In β Quinnipiac University β Hamden, Connecticut |publisher=Quinnipiac.edu |date=2010-03-17 |accessdate=2010-08-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate |title=Election 2010: Connecticut Senate β Rasmussen Reports |publisher=Rasmussenreports.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411051623/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate |archive-date=2010-04-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> McMahon, a billionaire, spent more than $22 million through the primary, while Simmons spent under $3 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSProcessCandList.do;jsessionid=2871DE1165B1B3410FDF83077F084603.worker1?category=stateS_all&stateName=CT&election_yr=2010 |title=2010 House and Senate Candidate List |publisher=Fec.gov |accessdate=2010-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820050739/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSProcessCandList.do |archive-date=2009-08-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Simmons was deeply disappointed by his loss and later suspended his campaign. In late July β two weeks before the primary β however, he re-entered the race by airing TV ads, participating in debates, and accepting interviews with editorial boards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/07/28/washington-wire-qa-rob-simmons|title=Washington Wire Q&A: Rob Simmons|last=Davis|first=Susan|publisher=The Wall Street Journal (blog)|date=July 28, 2010|accessdate=July 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730050228/http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/07/28/washington-wire-qa-rob-simmons/|archive-date=July 30, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Simmons, however, went on to lose the primary to McMahon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/McMahon-sweeps-to-victory-in-GOP-Senate-race-610694.php|title=McMahon sweeps to victory in GOP Senate race|author=Neil Vigdor and Brian Lockhart|newspaper=[[Connecticut Post]]|date=August 11, 2010|accessdate=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817041113/http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/McMahon-sweeps-to-victory-in-GOP-Senate-race-610694.php|archive-date=August 17, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> General election polls showed Simmons as the more electable candidate,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rob-simmons-suspends-connecticut-senate-republican-primary-campaign/|title=Rob Simmons Suspends Connecticut Senate Republican Primary Campaign|website=[[CBS News]]|date=25 May 2010 |publisher=|access-date=2016-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110438/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rob-simmons-suspends-connecticut-senate-republican-primary-campaign/|archive-date=2016-12-20|url-status=live}}</ref> and McMahon would lose the election by 12%.
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