Houston Gaines

American politician from Georgia
Houston Gaines
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
Preceded byDeborah Gonzalez
Constituency117th District (2019–2023)
120th District (2023–Present)
Personal details
Born (1995-01-11) January 11, 1995 (age 29)
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, Terry College of Business
OccupationPolitician

Houston Gaines (born January 11, 1995) is an American politician from Georgia. Gaines has been a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives since 2019.

Early life

On January 11, 1995, Gaines was born in Athens, Georgia. Gaines' grandfather is the late Judge Joseph Gaines. [1][2]

Education

In 2017, Gaines earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from University of Georgia's University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs and University of Georgia's Terry College of Business. In 2016, Gaines served as the Student Government Association president, until 2017.[3][2]

Career

On November 6, 2018, Gaines won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 117. Gaines defeated Deborah Gonzalez with 53.55% of the votes.[4][5] On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Gaines won the election and continued serving District 117. Gaines defeated Mokah Jasmine Johnson with 56.58% of the votes.[6][7][2]

In the 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election he was redistricted to District 120. The 117th district was held by Republican Lauren Daniel.[8]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Gaines, Houston". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Houston Gaines' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Athens Rep. Houston Gaines named Champion of Recovery". redandblack.com. July 1, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "GA State House 117". ourcampaigns.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "BREAKING: Houston Gaines takes back state House District 117, Clarke County finishes reporting". Redandblack.com. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  6. ^ "GA State House 117". ourcampaigns.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Representative Houston Gaines". Legis.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  8. ^ "Lauren Daniel". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  9. ^ "NINE SPIA ALUMNI NAMED TO THE UGA 40 UNDER 40 CLASS OF 2020". uga.edu. 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

External links

  • Houston Gaines at ballotpedia.org
  • Exclusive Interview: Houston Gaines (December 28, 2018)
Georgia House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 117th district
2019–2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 120th district
2023–Present 		Incumbent
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157th General Assembly (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Jon G. Burns (R)
Majority Leader
Chuck Efstration (R)
Minority Leader
James Beverly (D)
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