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. While at William & Mary, Mason was a member of the fraternity Pi Lambda Phi, which organized annual mock “slave auctions” to raise money. In the 1989 edition of the College’s yearbook, Mason is pictured and named alongside descriptions of these auctions.
Mason works for Visa Inc. as a senior director, specializing on fraud prevention and risk management.
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.
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 unseated by Republican Danny Diggs.
Electoral history State Senate General Election in 1st District, 2016 PartyCandidateVotes%DemocratT. Montgomery Mason49,25158.1%RepublicanThomas Richard Holston31,74037.4%IndependentJohn Bernard Bloom3,5344.2%
State Senate Primary Election in 1st District, 2016 PartyCandidateVotes%DemocratT. Montgomery Mason3,49857.4%DemocratShelly Anne Simonds2,59042.5%
House of Delegates General Election in 93rd District, 2015 PartyCandidateVotes%DemocratT. Montgomery Mason8,91054.7%RepublicanLara Shearin Overy7,35445.1%
House of Delegates General Election in 93rd District, 2013 PartyCandidateVotes%DemocratT. Montgomery Mason12,13252.1%RepublicanMichael Bowen Watson (inc.)11,09447.6%
Personal life Mason is a resident of Williamsburg, Virginia.
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