Mark DeSimone | |
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Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
In office January 2007 – January 2009 | |
Preceded by | John Allen Stephen Tully |
Succeeded by | Eric Meyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Rome, New York |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
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]: 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. (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]