David M. Mason (born 1957) was nominated to the

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by President

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on March 4, 1998 and confirmed by the

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on July 30, 1998. He was nominated for a second term by President

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on December 19, 2005. Mason served as a member of the Commission’s Finance Committee. In 2008, President Bush removed Mason from the FEC and replaced him with

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. Prior to his appointment, Mason was Senior Fellow in Congressional Studies at the

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. He joined Heritage in 1990 and served at various times as Director of Executive Branch Liaison, Director of the Foundation’s U.S. Congress Assessment Project, and Vice President, Government Relations. Mason served as

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, where he managed the Pentagon’s relations with the

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. One of his major accomplishments there was guiding base closing legislation to a successful conclusion. He has served on Capitol Hill, as a Legislative Assistant to Senator John Warner, Legislative Director to Representative Tom Bliley, and Staff Director to then-House Republican Whip

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. He was active as a staffer and volunteer in numerous Congressional, Senate, Gubernatorial and Presidential campaigns, and was himself the Republican nominee for the

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in the 48th District in 1982, who ended up losing in the general election to his opponent Mary Marshall. Mason attended

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in Virginia and graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College in California. He was active in political and community affairs in northern Virginia and in the home education movement nationally.

1982 General Election Virginia House of Delegates 48th district

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, David M Living people 1957 births Place of birth missing (living people) Virginia Republicans Members of the Federal Election Commission University of Lynchburg alumni Claremont McKenna College alumni The Heritage Foundation United States congressional aides 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians Clinton administration personnel George W. Bush administration personnel