Supervisor Run for 2015

As I sit here at my desk tonight I am left asking myself three questions...one very easy question with a very easy answer and then two more questions with not such easy answers....The first Question is Do I want to run for Public Office? and the answer is YES!!! Now that I got that out of the way I have to ask myself Where do I want to run? and for What office do I want to run?

My working and community background and interest in politics came out of my endeavors in boy scouting and obtaining my Eagle Rank in 2005. Scouting taught me to live by the Scout Oath and Law which instill quality and Leadership in young men across America and create some of the best business owners, CEO's, and even Presidents of the US. During scouting I learned valuable ideals of service and leadership while doing community service and merit badges such as Law and Citizenship in the Community & Nation, which helped me learn about the inner workings of township and municipal government which spurred me to what I ended up studying in college.

Over the last six months I have had the distinct honor of leading a Statewide effort to save an Amtrak Line "Amtrak Pennsylvanian" that was in jeopardy of being lost due to lack of funding and new National laws that leave funding on the states.  I was humbled to produce two petitions that gathered more than 8,000 concerned citizens ranging from teens without ability to drive, to college kids from all different states who take the line to and from campus, to elderly citizens who use it because they can no longer drive who all rely on this line in one way or another.  To have had the privilege to sit down with lawmakers and discuss citizen’s concerns, to sitting down with college students on campuses that rely on the line to just my everyday contact with passengers that were aboard the train line while I was traveling between Philadelphia and Harrisburg or Pittsburgh I never once turned down talking to someone about how they would be affected.

Now more than ever I am grateful for the people that have backed me whether it be my family, close friends, people in the community, former and current political science professors I've had to people I've met while traveling the state.  The level of support I have gotten from everyone has been more than I could ever hope for and is the driving force behind my decision to do this.  Without the backbone and network I have gained none of this would be close to possible.

I believe it is time to stand up and give back to the very people who have gotten me to the point I am at today in my life and career path and I can honestly not think of a better way to say thanks then representing these very people and getting them a true voice that will be heard and recognized.

After lots of consideration and talking with people around me I am honored and pleased to say that I will be putting in for Lower Providence Supervisor in 2015. 

Please visit my campaign page on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Jeffrey-C-Mason-for-Lower-Providence-Supervisor-2015/362675087194364 show your support – click the like button - and find out what I'm all about and how I will give you a voice in the township….also if you don’t have facebook you can visit my personal political page to learn more about who I am at www.jcm157.weebly.com and feel free to contact me as I would be more than happy to talk and discuss relevant issues facing our township and how we might work to eliminate them or revise them to move our township forward and upward