Skip Priest

{{short description|1st Mayor of Federal Way}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2020}}

{{use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Mahlon "Skip" Priest

|image =

|office = 1st Mayor of Federal Way, Washington

|term_start = {{Start date|2010|12|01}}

|term_end = {{Start date|2014|01|01}}

|predecessor = Office established

|successor = Jim Ferrell

|state_house1 = Washington

|district1 = 30th

|term_start1 = {{Start date|2003|01|13}}

|term_end1 = {{Start date|2010|12|01}}

|predecessor1 = Maryann Mitchell

|successor1 = Katrina Asay

|office2 = Federal Way City Council, Position No. 4

|term_start2 = {{Start date|1992|01|01}}

|term_end2 = {{Start date|1997|12|31}}

|predecessor2 = Jim Webster

|successor2 = Jeanne Burbidge

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|03|18}}

|birth_place = New York, U.S.

|party = Republican

|spouse = Trisha Bennett

|children = Zachary
Amanda

|residence = Federal Way, Washington

|alma_mater = Willamette University (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

|profession = Small business owner
Consultant

}}

Mahlon S. Priest (born March 18, 1950) is an American politician of the Republican Party. Priest was the first elected mayor of Federal Way, Washington, serving from 2010 to 2014. Earlier he served four terms in the Washington House of Representatives representing Washington's 30th legislative district and six years on the Federal Way City Council.