| Mark DeSimone | |
| State House4: | Arizona |
| District4: | 11th |
| Term Start4: | January 2007 |
| Term End4: | January 2009 |
| Predecessor4: | John Allen Stephen Tully |
| Successor4: | Eric Meyer |
| Birth Place: | Rome, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Spouse: | Mali |
| Children: | Benjamin, Ava |
| Residence: | Phoenix, AZ |
| Profession: | Politician |
Mark DeSimone was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for a single term.[1] He represented the 11th District during the 48th Legislature, winning the November 2006 election.[2]
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. (2008)[3] [4]
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.[5]