Roderick A. Houston
Roderick A. Houston is a former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 89 from 2013 to 2017. Houston did not seek re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016.
Biography
Houston's professional experience includes serving as the Pastor of Mt. Olive Tabernacle of Praise Church of God in Christ.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Houston served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Insurance, Ranking Minority Member |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Vision 2020 |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Houston served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Vision 2020 |
| • Insurance |
| • Education |
Campaign themes
2012
Houston's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Excerpt: "I firmly believe in and support the laws and initiatives that improve and promote strong families, strong communities, and responsible government."
- Excerpt: "I am dedicated to doing my best to ensure that I enter the Kansas Legislature as an advocate for job creation, public education, fair taxes and accessible, affordable healthcare."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Roderick A. Houston (D) did not seek re-election.
KC Ohaebosim ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 89 general election.[3][4]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 89 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  KC Ohaebosim (unopposed) | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||
KC Ohaebosim ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 89 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 89 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | KC Ohaebosim (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Roderick Houston was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Frank Chappell was unopposed in the Republican primary. Houston defeated Chappell in the general election.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roderick Houston Incumbent |
58.2% | 3,480 | |
| Republican | Frank Chappell | 41.8% | 2,504 | |
| Total Votes | 5,984 | |||
2012
Houston won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 89. He defeated Peggy L. Elliott and David P. Hansen in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Emmanuel Banks (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roderick Houston |
64.5% | 4,918 | |
| Republican | Emmanuel Banks | 35.5% | 2,705 | |
| Total Votes | 7,623 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Roderick A. Houston |
47.4% | 589 |
| Peggy L. Elliott | 31.3% | 389 |
| David P. Hansen | 21.3% | 264 |
| Total Votes | 1,242 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[11]
2013
Roderick Houston received a score of 44.0% in the 2013 index.[12]
Personal
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Houston and his wife, Patricia, have three children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Roderick + Houston + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Rep. Houston's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Roderick Houston's Biography," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Houston for Kansas, homepage," accessed April 1, 2014 (Archived)
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Melody McCray-Miller (D) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 89 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by KC Ohaebosim (D) |
