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Jacob Mason (California)
Jacob Mason (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 6. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Mason completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mason earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Southern Maine in 2008. He has been employed as a manufacturing industry worker since 2015.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 6
Incumbent Richard Pan defeated Eric Frame in the general election for California State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Pan (D) | 69.5 | 212,903 |
 | Eric Frame (Independent) | 30.5 | 93,217 | |
| Total votes: 306,120 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 6
Incumbent Richard Pan and Eric Frame defeated Janine DeRose and Jacob Mason in the primary for California State Senate District 6 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Pan (D) | 65.9 | 109,907 |
| ✔ | | Eric Frame (Independent) | 13.2 | 22,062 |
 | Janine DeRose (L) | 11.0 | 18,308 | |
 | Jacob Mason (D) | 9.9 | 16,458 | |
| Total votes: 166,735 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Do what I’ve said I’ll do when elected, and do it full-time. The California Senate does not pay part-time money and should be treated like a full-time job with overtime worked out of love and at my own expense. [2] |
” |
| —Jacob Mason[1] | ||
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jacob Mason participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jacob Mason's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | - Bringing full-time jobs to the area that will pay the California minimum wage of $15 an hour such as manufacturing jobs
- Keeping cheaper housing for small households such as 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and condominiums cheaper, in spite of homeowners who may love inflation in housing prices - Moving towards a sustainable green and clean energy future with a combination of wind, solar, and hydroelectric power so California remains healthy and prosperous 100 years from now[4][2] |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | - Universal healthcare and single payer, covering everybody fully for less money than we currently spend to cover some Californians partially
- Reducing traffic congestion - Big rig parking - Giving bicyclists, skateboards and those on foot more freedom and having them watch out for each other and motor vehicles but not police per seCite error: Invalid |
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jacob Mason answered the following:
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
| “ | - Civil War by GNR https://youtu.be/qxjssmWaZDY[2] | ” |
| “ | - Dealing with the many everyday struggles[2] | ” |
| “ | - Getting things done in advance to prevent a major and clear catastrophe for most all Californians in terms of jobs, making housing cheap enough for poorer folks, green energy moving into the future with fossil fuels running out, having enough personal freedom, and police that help, not to mention universal healthcare that is cheaper, reducing traffic congestion, and solving the homelessness crisis[2] | ” |
| “ | - Bernie Sanders but not 100% more like Bernie Sanders if he had a background as an over the road truck driver, so Bernie Sanders combined with myself[2] | ” |
| “ | - Potentially District Supervisor from Sacramento County District 5[2] | ” |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 24, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jacob Mason's responses," May 29, 2018
