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]: ix 

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
BornRome, New York
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMali
ChildrenBenjamin, Ava
ResidencePhoenix, AZ
ProfessionPolitician

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.[1]

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.