Edward Joseph Mason (June 12, 1930 – September 9, 2020)[2] was a Republican State Senator from Maryland's 1st district,[3] which then covered Garrett County and part of Allegany County.
He was the Senate Minority Leader from January 1975 until he left office.
[3] Mason was the 1972 Republican nominee in Maryland's 6th congressional district, losing the general election to incumbent Democrat Goodloe Byron.
[4][5] Mason left office after losing the 1982 Republican primary to John N. Bambacus who went on to win the general election.
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