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Garrett Mason

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Garrett Mason
Mason in 2023
Member of the Androscoggin County Commission
from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2021
Preceded byIsaiah Lary
Majority Leader of the Maine Senate
In office
December 3, 2014 – December 5, 2018
Preceded byTroy Jackson
Succeeded byNate Libby
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
December 3, 2014 – December 5, 2018
Preceded byEdward Mazurek
Succeeded byJeff Timberlake
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 17th district
In office
December 8, 2010 – December 3, 2014
Preceded byJohn Nutting
Succeeded byThomas Saviello
Personal details
BornGarrett Paul Mason
(1985-06-19) June 19, 1985 (age 41)
Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseRebekah Lynch
Children1
EducationPensacola Christian College (BA)
Southern New Hampshire University (attended)
Art Institute of Pittsburgh (attended)

Garrett Paul Mason (born June 19, 1985) is an American Republican politician and businessman from Maine. He has served as an Androscoggin County Commissioner since 2021, after previously representing Districts 17 and 22 in the Maine Senate from 2010 to 2018, where he was elected Majority Leader. Mason was a candidate in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary where he finished second, and in the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary, where he finished fourth.

Early life and career

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Mason was born on June 19, 1985, in Lewiston, Maine, and graduated from Calvary Christian Academy in Turner in 2003. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in marketing from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida, in 2006.

Before entering politics, Mason worked in sports management. He was employed by the Portland Sea Dogs, a Double-A baseball team, and later served as director of administration for the Lewiston Maineiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

In 2018, Pensacola Christian College awarded him an honorary doctorate in Humanities.[1]

Political career

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Mason began his political career in 2010, when at the age of 25 he was elected to the Maine Senate after defeating 18-year incumbent John Nutting.[2] He went on to represent District 17 until 2014 and District 22 from 2014 to 2018.[3] Mason was re-elected in 2012 by 28 votes over Democrat Colleen Quint of Minot.[4]

During his first term, Mason sponsored legislation to allow charter schools in Maine, which was signed into law by Governor Paul LePage in June 2011.[5]

After Republicans took control of the Maine Senate in 2014, Mason was elected by his colleagues as Senate Majority Leader, a position he held until he was term-limited in 2018.[6] That year, he ran for Governor of Maine, finishing second to Shawn Moody in the Republican primary.[7]

In January 2021, Mason was appointed to the Androscoggin County Commission to fill the vacancy left by Isaiah Lary.[8] He was elected to a full four-year term in 2024, with that term set to expire on December 31, 2028.[9]

Mason announced a second campaign for governor on January 7, 2026, receiving the backing of allies of Vice President JD Vance.[10] Mason ultimately finished fourth in the primary, some distance behind Robert B. Charles, Ben Midgley, and Jonathan S. Bush. He posted on X that the 2026 race would be "the final statewide campaign" of his career.[11]

Electoral history

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Maine Senate District 17 Republican primary, 2010

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Garrett MasonRepublican Party1,97558.0%
Russell W. PackRepublican Party1,43242.0%

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Maine Senate District 17 general election, 2010

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Garrett MasonRepublican Party9,04755.7% [13]
John Nutting (incumbent)Democratic Party7,35744.3% [13]
Blank votes—1,275—

Maine Senate District 17 general election, 2012

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Garrett Mason (incumbent)Republican Party9,81850.1% [14]
Colleen QuintDemocratic Party9,79049.9% [14]
Blank votes—1,100—

Maine Senate District 22 general election, 2014

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Garrett Mason (incumbent)Republican Party9,63357.0% [15]
Guy DesjardinsDemocratic Party7,26443.0% [15]
Blank votes—847—

Maine Senate District 22 general election, 2016

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Garrett Mason (incumbent)Republican Party13,77467.0% [16]
Richard N. FochtmannDemocratic Party6,77733.0% [16]
Blank votes—987—

Maine Republican gubernatorial primary, 2018

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Shawn MoodyRepublican Party53,43656.0% [17]
Garrett MasonRepublican Party21,57122.6% [17]
Mary MayhewRepublican Party14,03414.7% [17]
Kenneth FredetteRepublican Party5,3415.6% [17]

Androscoggin County Commissioner District 4 general election, 2022

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Garrett MasonRepublican Party4,37561.3% [18]
Gregory F. BianconiDemocratic Party2,76338.7% [18]
Blank votes—248—

Androscoggin County Commissioner District 4 general election, 2024

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Garrett Mason (incumbent)Republican Party7,12676.9% [19]
Blank votes—2,14423.1% [19]

Professional career

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Outside of politics, Mason has been active in business and media. He founded Dirigo Public Affairs, a public relations and crisis management firm, and has worked with clients across New England.[20]

He has also been involved in real estate development and other entrepreneurial ventures.

In addition, Mason appears as a conservative political commentator on News Center Maine, Maine’s NBC affiliate, where he provides analysis on state and national politics.[21]

Family

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Mason's mother Gina Mason and their cousin Dale J. Crafts also served in the Maine Legislature. After his mother died in September 2017, his father Rick Mason won a special election to fill her vacant seat.[22][23][24]

References

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  1. ↑ "PCC Update Summer 2018" (PDF). Pensacola Christian College. Summer 2018. p. 12. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hannon, Andie (November 3, 2010). "Mason unseats Nutting for Senate seat". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Garrett Mason". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Secretary of State Announces Senate District 17 Recount Results and Schedule for Upcoming Recounts". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "LePage signs bill to allow charter schools in Maine". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Garrett Mason". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Shawn Moody wins Republican nomination for governor". WMTW. June 13, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Androscoggin County Elected Officials". Androscoggin County, Maine. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Androscoggin County Elected Officials". Androscoggin County, Maine. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Shepherd, Michael (2026-01-07). "Garrett Mason runs for Maine governor with the help of a top JD Vance ally". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  11. ↑ Kail, Benjamin (2026-06-12). "Maine candidates fish, fret and spin results during a ranked-choice voting lull". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  12. ↑ "2010 Primary Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "2010 General Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  14. 1 2 "2012 General Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "2014 General Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "2016 General Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Maine Republican gubernatorial primary, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  18. 1 2 "2022 General Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "2024 General Election Results". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  20. ↑ Cover, Susan (September 4, 2024). "Maine legislative races to heat up heading into November". Spectrum Local News. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  21. ↑ "BJ McCollister (Democrat), Garrett Mason (Republican) discuss DNC, presidential election". News Center Maine. August 26, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Maine representative passes away unexpectedly". WGME. September 6, 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  23. ↑ Cousins, Christopher (February 29, 2016). "Maine Senate leader's mom running for House seat". State & Capitol. Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  24. ↑ 'Late Maine lawmaker's husband will succeed her in Lisbon seat,' Bangor Daily News (Maine), Michael Shepherd, November 7, 2017
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