American politician from Virginia
Taylor Montgomery Mason (born September 8, 1967) is an American politician from Virginia . A member of the Democratic Party , Mason served as a member of the Virginia Senate for the 1st district from 2016 to 2024. From 2014 to 2016 he represented the 93rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates .
Early life
Mason was born in Farmville, Virginia . He attended the College of William & Mary , and graduated in 1989 with a degree in government .
Mason works for Visa Inc. as a senior director, specializing on fraud prevention and risk management .[ 1]
Political career
Mason ran for the 93rd district of the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2013 elections . He defeated incumbent Republican Michael B. Watson .[ 2]
Following the death of Sen. John Miller , Mason ran and won election to the Virginia State Senate for District 1 in 2016.[ 3]
In the 2023 Virginia Senate election , he was redistricted to the 24th district but was unseated by Republican Danny Diggs .[ 4]
Electoral history
State Senate General Election in 1st District, 2016 [ 5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democrat
T. Montgomery Mason
49,251
58.1%
Republican
Thomas Richard Holston
31,740
37.4%
Independent
John Bernard Bloom
3,534
4.2%
State Senate Primary Election in 1st District, 2016 [ 6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democrat
T. Montgomery Mason
3,498
57.4%
Democrat
Shelly Anne Simonds
2,590
42.5%
House of Delegates General Election in 93rd District, 2015 [ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democrat
T. Montgomery Mason
8,910
54.7%
Republican
Lara Shearin Overy
7,354
45.1%
House of Delegates General Election in 93rd District, 2013 [ 8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democrat
T. Montgomery Mason
12,132
52.1%
Republican
Michael Bowen Watson (inc.)
11,094
47.6%
Personal life
Mason is a resident of Williamsburg, Virginia .[ 1]
References
^ a b Amber Lester Kennedy. "City EDA Chair to Run for 93rd Delegate Seat | Williamsburg Yorktown Daily" . Wydaily.com. Retrieved November 8, 2013 . ^ Vaughan, Steve. "who own who lost and why in 93rd District" . vagazette.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013 . ^ Fain, Travis (November 8, 2016). "Mason wins Miller's old Senate seat" . Daily Press . dailypress.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019 . ^ "Republican Danny Diggs beats incumbent Monty Mason in Va.'s 24th Senate District race" . News 3 WTKR Norfolk . November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023 .^ "2016 Senate of Virginia Democratic General District 1" . historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2016 .^ "2016 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary District 1" . historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2016 .^ "2015 House of Delegates of Virginia General Election District 93" . historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .^ "2013 House of Delegates of Virginia General Election District 93" . historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 7, 2013 .
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