Phi Taus win legislative and mayoral elections

Oxford, Ohio
3/13/06

Republican Barry Mask, Auburn ’78, and John Cosgrove, Florida ’68, each won separate elections within the past two months.

Mask, a Republican, won a special election for Alabama’s House District 31, defeating Democrat Bobby Payne.

Mask received 59 percent of the votes compared to Payne’s 41 percent. The seat was left vacant with the death of longtime Representative Jack Venable, a Democrat from Tallassee, Ala.

A Phi Kappa Tau National Councilor, Mask is a regional development manager for Thompson Engineering of Mobile, Ala.

John Cosgrove, a Democrat, was elected Mayor of Cutler Bay, Florida . A former Florida Legislative Representative and past President of Phi Kappa Tau, Cosgrove will lead Florida’s newest incorporated community. Cutler Bay is located 25 miles south of Miami.

Read more about the elections won by Barry Mask and John Cosgrove.

Mask:

WSFA TV, Montgomery, Ala. 2/28/06

The Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ga. 2/28/06

Cosgrove:

Miami Herald 1/15/06