Marc Mason was born October 22 1986 to Lori R. Whalen and Jeffrey D. Mason in the city of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, United States.
In Marc's early years he attended Sorenson Elementary School. During his younger elementary years Marc participated in concert choir. He was also in special education classes for a learning disability.
Marc's home life was chaotic and he often ran away or found himself in trouble. His favorite place to run away to was his grandfather's house David Lowell Mason.
After elementary school Marc attended Canfield Middle School where he joined the football team and the after school program Young Marines.
After middle school Marc attended Coeur d' Alene High School and played high school football.
During this time in his life he was in and out of trouble with law enforcement and consequently because of it in and out of juvenile detention.
During Marc's high school years he ended up being sentenced to 18 months in juvenile prison and spent his time at JCC Nampa and North West Childers Home and then the Anchor House of the Idaho Youth Ranch.
After Marc was released he shortly had his first child. Marc had a daughter with Linda D. O'Hara from Kellogg Idaho. They named her Zoey Elizabeth O'Hara-Mason. Marc was 17 years old at the time. When he turned 18 he applied to be a police officer with the Kellogg Police Department. He was given an official job offer but later messed it up for himself. He ended up working many jobs to try to support his child, but failed and became restless and went on the move living out of this backpack and tent.
When his daughter turned a year old Marc decided to better his life for himself and child. Marc joined Job Corps. He was sent to Curlew Job Corps Center (CCCJC) Operated by the United States Forest Service. During his stay at Job Corps Marc studied Forestry. However Marc was kicked out of the program after making A Veiled Threat to the safety of staff and students in a moment of anger.
Job Corps before he was kicked out however trained Marc and fully certified him as a United States Wildland Firefighter. Marc upon his return got together with a old friend Mellisa K. Norris and married her having two more children a year apart from each other. His son Tristen Samuel Mason (Norris) and his daughter Danielle Elizabeth Mason (Norris). Marc and Mellisa eventually separated.
Marc and his family moved away from Coeur d' Alene to Rapid City South Dakota in 2007 before moving back to Coeur d' Alene Idaho in 2008.
Marc was shortly hired after coming back from South Dakota at Five Star Security in Coeur d' Alene becoming the vice president. TobyJoe McCastland was the owner of Five Star Security.
Marc then went to work for Eagle Eye Security in Post Falls Idaho.
Marc then opened up his own security company called Global Hawk Security. He opened it with a business partner Adam.
Marc after separating from his wife moved to Boise Idaho and was homeless on and off for several years working multiple jobs during that time. He also drifted to Canada and Mexico for awhile.
Marc stayed for a short time back in Coeur d' Alene and became a bail bondsman and Bounty Hunter with All American Bail Bonds.
Marc eventually started drifting again.
When Marc stopped drifting around he and his father Jeffrey David Mason started a paranormal investigation outfit together soon finding themselves on various adventures across the country and finding themselves on television on a television program broadcasting their paranormal investigations. They named there investigations company Apparitions Paranormal Investigations Group (APIG) and shortly after created API Media as a documentary and television media outlet. Marc would later on write a book about the paranormal titled Apparitions Paranormal Ghost Hunting 101. His book became a top seller and became the standard training manual for paranormal investigators across the world.
Marc eventually meant another women Tia Bolton also having a child with her a son they named Zehdikiss Daveid Mason. After this child was born Marc decided he was done with having children and had a vasectomy performed at Planned Parenthood in Boise Idaho.
During this time Marc launched an initiative to reactive the Idaho State Guard, Idaho's inactive state defense force. In order to help lunch the initiative Marc joined the State Guard Association of the United States to help network with other state agencies and with Idaho state representative Sage Dixon that wrote legislation to introduce to the floor. Unfortunately Dixon never introduced it.
Marc would move to Coos Bay Oregon in 2017 and lived with his mother Lori Owens and step father Darwin Leon Owens Jr.
Marc would then once more travel two various places before coming back to Idaho where he would then later open a hot dog vending stand customizing in gourmet hot dogs.
Marc eventually moved back to his hometown of Coeur d' Alene. Once again down on his luck and homeless. It was during this time he found a new lady whom the two of them fell in love. Her name Miki R Bails. The tow of them started dating then eventually got married April of 2025.
Marc started building out a new food trailer. Instead of focusing on hotdogs he updated his menu to include handmade smash burgers, sausages, and Nordic and Scandinavian foods. He named his food trailer Grillpolser's. Marc also started a web development services agency specializing in building websites for small businesses and start ups. He called his website company CyberMason. Marc also launched the Food Truck Association of North Idaho.
Marc also reintroduced himself to the state to reestablish the Idaho State Guard. He launched a Facebook page called Idaho State Guard Reactivation Project and also launched a petition on change.org
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Marc Mason is a author, paranormal investigator, business owner, television personality, wildland firefighter, minister, poet, and philosopher, and president of the Idaho State Guard Reactivation Project (2015-present). Marc is the former chairman of the American Veterans Party (AVP) a political party platform. Marc representative the AVP in the state of Idaho. Marc is also a father. Marc Mason Has four children. Zoey O'Hara-Mason, Tristen Mason (Norris), Danielle Mason (Norris), Zehdikiss Mason. Marc's mother is Lori R Owens (Whalen) and his father Jeffrey D Mason. Marc has been married twice. His first wife was Mellisa K Norris. His second wife is Miki R. Bails (Doucette).