Mason Becker
Mason Becker (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 33. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Becker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mason Becker was born in Janesville, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor's degree in speech communications from the University of Wisconsin—Whitewater in 2002. Becker’s career experience includes working in retail sales, advertising sales, and managing two family businesses.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33
Incumbent Cody Horlacher defeated Mason Becker in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cody Horlacher (R) | 61.9 | 21,496 |
 | Mason Becker (D)  | 38.1 | 13,228 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 34,755 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Terry Virgil (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33
Mason Becker advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mason Becker | 99.8 | 3,235 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,242 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33
Incumbent Cody Horlacher advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Horlacher | 99.3 | 4,162 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 4,193 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mason Becker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Becker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a husband, father, and small business owner. My family has been in this area for six generations.
I'm passionate about serving others, and am a member of our local Lions Club. I'm also involved at my home church, where I have been a lifelong member.
I am also serving in my third term on the Fort Atkinson City Council. During my tenure on the council, we have come up with a plan to fix our streets, which used to be in horrible condition. I also helped spearhead the creation of an Economic Development Commission.
I am running because Wisconsin's state government has been too hyper-partisan and divided over the past decade. We can do better, but that requires a change in leadership and a re balancing of our state's current divided government. We also need to work towards fair maps for fairer elections. I'm passionate about serving others, and am a member of our local Lions Club. I'm also involved at my home church, where I have been a lifelong member.I am also serving in my third term on the Fort Atkinson City Council. During my tenure on the council, we have come up with a plan to fix our streets, which used to be in horrible condition. I also helped spearhead the creation of an Economic Development Commission.
I am running because Wisconsin's state government has been too hyper-partisan and divided over the past decade. We can do better, but that requires a change in leadership and a re balancing of our state's current divided government. We also need to work towards fair maps for fairer elections.- Wisconsin needs to be a welcome place that attracts and retains young talent. We also need to do better by our young families. This means ensuring wages keep up with cost of living, and quality job opportunities are available.
- Education funding needs to be fixed. Our public schools are hindered by multiple problems, including a problematic Open Enrollment system, as well as a need to go to public referendum repeatedly, just to maintain service already being provided.
- Our state is begging for comprehensive tax reform. Wisconsin's property taxes are too high, but that is because local communities and school districts are forced to rely on property taxes for almost all of their revenue.
Further, I also care deeply about the availability of quality healthcare options for our residents. We have quality providers, but too many people do not have access to decent insurance. Many people who have insurance pay high premiums or unrealistic deductibles. Wisconsin should participate in the federal medicaid expansion.
As far as following someone politically, Robert La Follette was one of the most influential leaders in Wisconsin's state history. I read a biography about him not too long, "The Education of an Anti-Imperialist". While a thick read, I learned many things about this important state figure that I did not know before. "Fighting Bob" believed that our state government could be run to make lives better for all residents, namely by investing in education. Unfortunately, some politicians today have forgotten his legacy.
One other thing that is so important is the ability to compromise. Too much of our politics today has become about winning "all or nothing." If I can reach across the aisle to move everyone forward, that is something I'm more than willing to do.
On the other end of the spectrum, we are a state that still provides quality healthcare and residence options to folks in their golden years. While this is a good thing, we will soon be a state with not enough workers to support such a challenging residential base.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 23, 2020’’
