Hilda Mason | |
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| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia At-large | |
| In office April 2, 1977 – January 2, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Julius Hobson |
| Succeeded by | David Catania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1916 Campbell County, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
| Died | December 16, 2007 (aged 91) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | D.C. Statehood Green Party |
| Residence | Shepherd Park, Washington, D.C.[1] |
Hilda Mason (June 14, 1916 – December 16, 2007) was an American politician and statehood advocate in Washington, D.C. Mason was a member of the D.C. Statehood Green Party and served as an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1977 to 1999, becoming, at the time, the longest-serving elected official in the district's history since the beginning of home rule.[2] Mason was one of a few members of the Democratic Socialists of America to be elected to public office before 2017.[3]
- ^ a b Redmon, Jeremy. "Has her time passed? - Mason denies she's too old to run." The Washington Times. October 16, 1998.
- ^ DeBonis, Mike (February 12, 2013). "Jack Evans is now the D.C. Council's longest-serving member". Washington Post. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Democratic Left, vol. 8 no. 1 (January 1990), page 7.