| Rob Mason | |
| State House: | Idaho |
| District: | 16B |
| Term Start: | December 1, 2018 |
| Term End: | November 30, 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Hy Kloc |
| Successor: | Colin Nash |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Party: | Democratic (2018-present) |
| Education: | Georgia Tech
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Rob Mason (born June 8, 1976) was an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 16th district from 2018 to 2020. Mason is a member of the Democratic Party and is an environmentalist.
Rob Mason was born on June 8, 1976, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. He went to college at Georgia Tech, where he became an environmentalist and graduated with a bachelor's degree in environmental biology.[1]
Mason was a member of the U.S. Forest Service for seven years from 2001 to 2008.[1] After leaving the U.S Forest Service, Mason was the head of Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation for five years, from 2008 to 2013.[1] Mason is currently the Central Idaho Representative for the Wilderness Society, a job he has held since 2013.[1]
During his term, Mason has served on the following Committees.[2]
Mason defeated Colin Nash, Barb Vanderpool, George Tway, and Geoff Stephenson in the Democratic primary with 35.4% of the vote.[3] Mason defeated Republican nominee Jim Silsby with 62.6% of the vote.[4]