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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.
Mason works for Visa Inc. as a senior director, specializing on fraud prevention and risk management.
Following the death of Sen. John Miller, Mason ran and won election to the Virginia State Senate for District 1 in 2016. For the 2018 legislative session, Senator Mason sat on three committees: General Laws & Technology; Rehabilitation & Social Services; and, Agriculture, Conservation, & Natural Resources.
In the 2023 Virginia Senate election, he was redistricted to the 24th district but was Unseating by Republican Danny Diggs.
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.
Electoral history
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% Party Candidate Votes % Democrat T. Montgomery Mason 3,498 57.4% Democrat Shelly Anne Simonds 2,590 42.5% Party Candidate Votes % Democrat T. Montgomery Mason 8,910 54.7% Republican Lara Shearin Overy 7,354 45.1% 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.
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