Mark Simmons may refer to:
Mark Lawrence Simmons (born 2 June 1955) is a former English cricketer. Simmons was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Windsor, Berkshire.
Simmons made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire in 1976 against Oxfordshire. From 1976 to 1996, he represented the county in 148 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1996 Championship when Berkshire played Cornwall. Simmons also played in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Berkshire. His debut in that competition came in 1983 when Berkshire played Norfolk. From 1983 to 1995, he represented the county in 21 Trophy matches, the last of which came when Berkshire played Cambridgeshire in the 1995 MCCA Knockout Trophy. Simmons captained Berkshire from 1987 to 1995.
He has taught at Leighton Park School for many years and is currently a Housemaster there.
Additionally, he also played List-A matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against Durham in the 1979 Gillette Cup. From 1979 to 1995, he represented the county in 12 matches, with his final List-A match coming when Berkshire played Surrey in the 1995 NatWest Trophy at The Oval, London. In his 12 matches, he scored 154 runs at a batting average of 15.40, with a high score of 34. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 21.50, with best figures of 2/43.
Mark Simmons is an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1997-2002 and served as the 62nd Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Simmons graduated from Elgin High School in 1975 and went straight to work for Boise Cascade. Before his election to the legislature, Simmons served as a board member of the Oregon Land Coalition.
Simmons was first elected to the State House in 1996, He served as Majority Whip and Chairman of the Rules, Elections, and Public Affairs Committee.
In 2001, he was elected as the 62nd Speaker of the House, a position he held until 2003.
In 2002, while still Speaker of the House, Simmons was hired as director of public affairs for the Oregon Association of Nurserymen. In 2005, Simmons was appointed as the Oregon State Director for USDA Rural Development.