Lance Mason

Lance Mason
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 25th district
In office January 2, 2007 – September 16, 2008
Preceded by	Eric Fingerhut
Succeeded by	Nina Turner
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 8th district
In office January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2006
Preceded by	Shirley Smith
Succeeded by	Armond Budish
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 11th district
In office February 20, 2002 – January 6, 2003
Preceded by	Peter Lawson Jones
Succeeded by	Annie L. Key
Personal details
Born	Lance Timothy Mason (1967-08-26) August 26, 1967 (age 56) Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Aisha Fraser ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2015)​
Alma mater	College of Wooster (BA) University of Michigan (JD)

Lance Timothy Mason (born August 26, 1967) is a convicted murderer and former politician, government official, and judge, who served in various offices in and representing Cleveland, Ohio.

As a judge, he served on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. He was a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 25th District from 2007 to 2008. From 2002 to 2006, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served as Assistant Minority Whip during his final year. He was also an assistant prosecuting attorney for the county and was an aide to U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones. In 2017, he worked as an official for the city of Cleveland under mayor Frank G. Jackson.

In 2019, he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years for the murder of his ex-wife.