Two Harvard Extension School alumni elected to U.S. House of Representatives

Harvard Extension School alumni Brian Mast A.L.B. ’16 and Scott Taylor A.L.B. ’14 were recently elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mast, a U.S. Army veteran who served under the elite Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as a bomb disposal expert, was elected to Florida’s 18^th Congressional District as a Republican. He attended Harvard Extension School after losing both legs to an IED in Afghanistan, completing his undergraduate degree cum laude concentrating in Government and Environmental Studies.

Taylor, a retired Navy SEAL, was elected to Virginia’s 2nd congressional district as a Republican. Since 2013, he has served as a delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 85^th District since completing his bachelor of liberal arts degree in International Relations at Harvard Extension School.