Mark DeSimone

Mark DeSimone
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 11th district
In office
January 2007 – January 2009
Preceded byJohn Allen
Stephen Tully
Succeeded byEric Meyer
Personal details
Born
Rome, New York
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMali
ChildrenBenjamin, Ava
ProfessionPolitician

Mark DeSimone is a former American politician. He was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for a single term. He represented the 11th District during the 48th Legislature, winning the November 2006 election.: ix 

On the last day of the legislative session in 2008 DeSimone was arrested for spousal abuse. A few days later, he resigned his seat. The civil charges were dropped after counseling.

He was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election in 2008.

In June 2019, DeSimone was sentenced to 65 years' imprisonment for the 2016 first-degree murder of his friend, Duilio Antonio "Tony" Rosales, during a vacation in Alaska. In what DeSimone claimed was an accident, Rosales was shot twice in the back of the head.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mark DeSimone's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Rachel D'Oro & Bob Christie & Jacques Billeaud (May 20, 2016). "Charge against ex-Arizona lawmaker caps downward spiral". apnews.com.
  4. ↑ Arizona Capitol Reports Staff (June 27, 2008). "DeSimone arrested on charges of domestic violence (access required)". azcapitoltimes.com.
  5. ↑ Bohrer, Becky (June 17, 2019). "Ex-Arizona lawmaker sentenced in fatal Alaska shooting". SFGate. Associated Press. Retrieved 18 June 2019.