Tom is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney.[2] He has served as London Grove Township's representative on the executive committee to PennDOT's Route 41 , is a board member of the White Clay Creek Watershed Association.[3]
Political careeredit
Township Supervisoredit
In 2001, Houghton was elected to the London Grove Township Board of Supervisors.[4] He served as chairman of that body for several years.[3] He was re-elected in 2007.
On November 4, 2008, he was elected to the State House, succeeding Hershey, who had declined to run for reelection. He defeated his main opponent, John Lawrence, by a margin of 47.5% to 46.4%.[6]
Houghton's original opponent, Curtis Mason, was forced to drop out of the race. In the end, he narrowly defeated his opponent in a count that stretched into the morning following election day.
In the 2010 election, Houghton was defeated by over 2,000 (over 10%) votes by his opponent from two years prior, John Lawrence.
State House Careeredit
Houghton served on the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, as well as the Children and Youth, Environmental Resources and Energy and the Local Government Committees. He was also appointed to the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee by the Speaker of the House.[3]
Political futureedit
Houghton originally announced his intention to challenge Republican State Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi in 2012. However, due to redistricting, Houghton's home was drawn out of Pileggi's 9th District seat, and moved into the 19th District, currently represented by Democrat Andy Dinniman. Houghton subsequently announced his intention to challenge Dinniman in the Democratic primary.[7] Houghton ran for Congress in 2014, challenging Republican incumbent Joe Pitts in Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district.[8][9]
Referencesedit
^"SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06.
^. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010.
^ abc"Rep. Tom Houghton". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. from the original on 1 July 2010.
^Gapinski, Kendal. "Houghton to announce for Congressional bid". Daily Local News. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
^"2008 General Election". from the original on 2008-12-08.
^Smith, Eric S. (January 6, 2012). "Former state Rep. Houghton will challenge Dinniman in primary". The Daily Local News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^Shuey, Karen (28 January 2014). "Democrat will make run against Pitts official Monday". Lancaster Newspapers. LancasterOnline. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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houghton, thomas, houghton, democratic, politician, former, member, pennsylvania, house, representatives, represented, 13th, district, from, 2009, through, 2010, houghton, during, 2006, campaignmember, pennsylvania, house, representatives, from, 13th, district. Thomas D Houghton is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives He represented the 13th district from 2009 through 2010 Tom HoughtonHoughton during his 2006 campaignMember of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 13th districtIn office January 6 2009 1 November 30 2010Preceded byArt HersheySucceeded byJohn LawrencePersonal detailsBornPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaPolitical partyDemocraticResidenceWest Grove PAAlma materLa Salle UniversityWidener University JD OccupationAttorney Contents 1 Professional career 2 Political career 2 1 Township Supervisor 2 2 State House Campaigns 2 3 State House Career 2 4 Political future 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editTom is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney 2 He has served as London Grove Township s representative on the executive committee to PennDOT s Route 41 is a board member of the White Clay Creek Watershed Association 3 Political career editTownship Supervisor edit In 2001 Houghton was elected to the London Grove Township Board of Supervisors 4 He served as chairman of that body for several years 3 He was re elected in 2007 State House Campaigns edit Houghton first ran for the 13th district seat in 2006 He was defeated by Republican incumbent Art Hershey by 1 800 votes 5 On November 4 2008 he was elected to the State House succeeding Hershey who had declined to run for reelection He defeated his main opponent John Lawrence by a margin of 47 5 to 46 4 6 Houghton s original opponent Curtis Mason was forced to drop out of the race In the end he narrowly defeated his opponent in a count that stretched into the morning following election day In the 2010 election Houghton was defeated by over 2 000 over 10 votes by his opponent from two years prior John Lawrence State House Career edit Houghton served on the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee as well as the Children and Youth Environmental Resources and Energy and the Local Government Committees He was also appointed to the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee by the Speaker of the House 3 Political future edit Houghton originally announced his intention to challenge Republican State Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi in 2012 However due to redistricting Houghton s home was drawn out of Pileggi s 9th District seat and moved into the 19th District currently represented by Democrat Andy Dinniman Houghton subsequently announced his intention to challenge Dinniman in the Democratic primary 7 Houghton ran for Congress in 2014 challenging Republican incumbent Joe Pitts in Pennsylvania s 16th congressional district 8 9 References edit SESSION OF 2009 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No 1 PDF Legislative Journal Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2009 01 06 About Tom Archived from the original on 27 September 2010 a b c Rep Tom Houghton Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archived from the original on 1 July 2010 Gapinski Kendal Houghton to announce for Congressional bid Daily Local News Retrieved 2020 06 30 2006 General Election Archived from the original on 2008 11 27 2008 General Election Archived from the original on 2008 12 08 Smith Eric S January 6 2012 Former state Rep Houghton will challenge Dinniman in primary The Daily Local News Archived from the original on 2013 01 20 Retrieved January 6 2012 Gapinski Kendal Congressional candidates file paperwork Daily Local News Retrieved 2020 06 30 Shuey Karen 28 January 2014 Democrat will make run against Pitts official Monday Lancaster Newspapers LancasterOnline Retrieved 28 January 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Houghton Profile at Vote Smart Follow the Money Tom Houghton 2006 2008Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesPreceded byArt Hershey Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 13th District2009 2010 Succeeded byJohn Lawrence Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Houghton amp oldid 1167475057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
