| Mark Killian | |
| Office: | Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture |
| Term Start: | April 10, 2015 |
| Office2: | Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1993 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 1997 |
| State House3: | Arizona |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1983 |
| Term End3: | December 31, 1997 |
| Predecessor3: | Carl Kunasek |
| Successor3: | Karen Johnson |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Arizona State University |
Mark Killian is an American politician and the director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Killian is a former Republican state representative and speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives.[1]
Killian earned his BS in business administration from Arizona State University.[2] From 1997 until 2003 Killian served as the Director of the Arizona Department of Revenue.[3] In 2010 Killian was appointed by then governor Jan Brewer to the Arizona Board of Regents.[4]
During his 5-year term on the Board of Regents, Killian made headlines when he suggested the board sue the state for violating a clause in the state Constitution that says education should be "as nearly free as possible."[5]