Guy S. Houston

Guy Houston (born October 10, 1961[1]) is an American politician from California. From 2002 to 2008, he represented the 15th district in the California State Assembly as a Republican.

Guy Spencer Houston
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 15th district
In office
December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
Preceded byLynne Leach
Succeeded byJoan Buchanan
Personal details
Born (1961-10-20) October 20, 1961
Walnut Creek, California
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Inge
Children3
Alma materSt. Mary's College
ProfessionPolitician, Real Estate Executive

The district Houston represented, the 15th Assembly district, covers parts of four counties: Contra Costa, Alameda, San Joaquin and Sacramento.

Early life

Houston attended San Ramon Valley High School.

Career

Houston, a resident of San Ramon, served as the Mayor of Dublin and was a real estate executive prior to serving in the Assembly.

The district elected Houston three times: in 2002, 2004 and 2006. Term limits prevented him from seeking re-election in 2008. He was succeeded by Joan Buchanan, a Democrat.

In 2007, after a 3 year long lawsuit, Houston settled in court after being accused of defrauding former business clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars with his father.[2][3][4][5][6]

In 2008, Houston ran for Contra Costa County Supervisor against incumbent Mary Piepho, a political ally. He lost by 53% to 45%.[7]

References
  1. "Guy S. Houston". joincalifornia.com.
  2. Group, Lisa Vorderbrueggen | Bay Area News (2007-06-26). "Judge says trial of Guy Houston will go forward". East Bay Times. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. "California assemblyman settles fraud lawsuit". Daily Report. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. Berthelsen, Christian (2005-06-24). "OAKLAND / Assemblyman fined, told to answer queries". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  5. "Houston will stand trial in fraud case". East Bay Times. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  6. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2004/10/04/daily16.html. Retrieved 2021-11-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Piepho keeps her seat; Houston concedes". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
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