Beth Mason
| Beth Mason | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Elizabeth Abruzese[1] 1960/1961 (age 54–55) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ricky Mason |
| Alma mater |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Religion | Judaism[1] |
Elisabeth "Beth" Abruzese Mason is the Second Ward Councilwoman and past City Council President in Hoboken, New Jersey and a frequent opponent of Mayor Dawn Zimmer administration’s policies.[2]
She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, and has completed courses at New York University’s Stern School of Business, The New School’s Milano School for Management and Urban Policy, and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.[3] Mason is a convert to Judaism.[1]
Politics
Mason finished a distant third, over 1,100 votes behind both Dawn Zimmer and Peter Cammarano, in the 2009 election for mayor. She endorsed Zimmer in the runoff, but the united reform forces still could not stop organization insider Cammarano. Beth has since distanced herself from reform and become a part of the insiders whom she used to rail against.
After Cammarano was arrested by the FBI as part of a major corruption and international money laundering conspiracy probe known as Operation Bid Rig, Mason again faced Zimmer in the special election, along with five other opponents: businessman Frank Raia, former Hoboken Municipal Court Judge Kimberly Glatt, Hoboken Republican Club co-founder Nathan Brinkman, management consultant Everton A. Wilson, and former corrections officer Patricia Waiters. Zimmer won with 43% of the vote, while Mason finished in second place with 23%.[4]
Councilwoman Mason lobbied State Senator Brian P. Stack for a State Assembly position on his 2013 ticket but was ultimately unsuccessful. The Mason family wealth made the Councilwoman a plausible down ticket contender.[5]
A former president of the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) and a founding member of the Hoboken-based nonpartisan civic association People for Open Government, Mason has been an advocate for open government and campaign finance reform.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 http://hoboken.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/all-about-transparency
- ↑ Budget is approved 5 – 4 After bickering a call for more civility and respect
- ↑ Mason Campaign Website
- ↑ "Hoboken election roundup: Zimmer wins by wide margin, Mason gets second, Raia a close third". The Jersey Journal. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ↑ "Mason appears poised to run with Stack on LD 33 ticket" published in PolitickerNJ on February 7th, 2013
- ↑ Mason Campaign Website
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