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Biography
Mark Lindquist was appointed to be our Pierce County Prosecutor by a unanimous bipartisan
vote of the County Council on September 1, 2009. On November 2, 2010, he was elected
to a four-
Mark most recently tried the case of slain Tacoma cab driver Mohamud Ahmed. The jury convicted the defendant of First Degree Murder. His previous trials include the conviction of the Tacoma Mall Shooter.
As Prosecutor, he formed a Gang Unit in the office and has successfully prosecuted violent street gangs.
The former Chief Criminal Deputy, Mark has been with the office for over 16 years and has prosecuted almost every type of case, including murder, rape, child molestation, domestic violence, assault, financial and property crimes.
For almost five years Mark was the Team Chief of the Drug Unit. In that time methamphetamine labs were reduced by nearly 90% in Pierce County. In the effort to reduce methamphetamine labs, Mark worked with local law enforcement, the community, and our legislative delegation.
In his initial years as a deputy prosecutor, Mark worked in Buckley, Eatonville, and Gig Harbor, as well as Tacoma. He visits community groups throughout the county and welcomes speaking opportunities. Contact us if you would like to invite Mark to speak to your group.
Mark is a member of Rotary 8, serves on the Tacoma Community College Foundation Board, and was a reading tutor at McCarver Elementary School. He is also a nationally known accomplished author.
Mark and his wife Chelsea live in Tacoma near Stadium High School where Mark’s Grandmother, Katherine Reese, graduated in 1926. Their daughter Malina was born in August, 2010.
Wife Chelsea and daughter Malina on New Year’s Eve.
Mark and Chelsea belong to St. Leo’s Catholic Church. Both enjoy hiking, reading, and Tacoma’s Grand Cinema.
Their daughter Malina was born in August, 2010, during Mark’s first campaign for Prosecutor.
“Mark is a vigorous prosecutor we can trust to protect our families and communities from crime.”
Adam Smith,
U.S. Representative from Tacoma and former prosecutor