Tom Houghton

Tom Houghton
Tom Houghton
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the 13th district
	In office; January 6, 2009[1] – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Art Hershey
Succeeded by	John Lawrence
Personal details
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Danelle
Residence	West Grove, PA
Alma mater	La Salle University; Widener University (JD)
Occupation	Attorney

Thomas D. "Tom" Houghton is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 13th district from 2009 through 2010.

Personal life

After working his way through law school, Tom married his high school sweetheart Danelle and went into private practice. In 1999, the couple settled in London Grove Township and opened up a storefront for his law practice in West Grove. Tom and Danelle have two children, Marley and Benjamin, and have served for a total of six years as foster parents with Chester County's Children & Youth Services.[2]

Professional career

Houghton is a practicing attorney. He has served as London Grove Township's representative on the executive committee to PennDOT's Route 41 Commission and is a board member of the White Clay Creek Watershed Association.[3]

Political career

Township Supervisor

In 2002, Houghton was elected to the London Grove Township Board of Supervisors.[4] He served as chairman of that body for several years.[3]

State House Campaigns

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

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

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 is running for Congress in 2014, challenging Republican incumbent Joe Pitts in Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. He faces stem-cell scientist, Raja Kittappa in the democratic primary.[8][9]

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References

"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.
"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

Profile at Vote Smart
Follow the Money - Tom Houghton
- 2006, 2008

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by Art Hershey	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 13th District 2009–2010	Succeeded by John Lawrence

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[1] "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06.

[2] "About Tom". Archived from the original on 27 September 2010.

[http://www.pahouse.com/Houghton/bio-3] "Rep. Tom Houghton". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010.

[4] Gapinski, Kendal. "Houghton to announce for Congressional bid". Daily Local News. Retrieved 2020-06-30.

[5] "2006 General Election". Archived from the original on 2008-11-27.

[6] "2008 General Election". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08.

[Houghton-7] 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.

[8] Gapinski, Kendal. "Congressional candidates file paperwork". Daily Local News. Retrieved 2020-06-30.

[Pitts-9] Shuey, Karen (28 January 2014). "Democrat will make run against Pitts official Monday". Lancaster Newspapers. LancasterOnline. Retrieved 28 January 2014.