Houston is originally from Athens. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia.

Houston works at Carter Engineering. He used to work at Cannon Financial Institute.

Houston is currently the representative for district 120. He was first elected in 2018 and has been in office for two terms. He is chair of the legislative & congressional reapportionment committee, vice chair of the higher education appropriations subcommittee, and deputy whip.

Supports lowering the income tax rate to less than 5% and deregulating business.

Supports broadband internet access in rural areas.

- Supports lowering the income tax rate to less than 5% and deregulating business. 
- Opposes raising taxes. 
- Supports broadband internet access in rural areas.

Economy

Wants to cut government programs to "reduce government operations to core competencies."

As a representative, helped decrease pay for government representatives by 10%.

- Wants to cut government programs to "reduce government operations to core competencies." 
- As a representative, helped decrease pay for government representatives by 10%.

Voting & Elections

Opposes single-payer healthcare, and said "[i]f liberal Democrats have their say, the single-payer universal health care policies championed by Bernie Sanders will find a costly home here in Georgia."

Supports private insurance and wants to deregulate the insurance industry.

Wants to require people receiving Medicaid to work.

- Opposes single-payer healthcare, and said "[i]f liberal Democrats have their say, the single-payer universal health care policies championed by Bernie Sanders will find a costly home here in Georgia." 
- Supports private insurance and wants to deregulate the insurance industry. 
- Wants to require people receiving Medicaid to work. 
- Opposes abortion.

Healthcare

Wants to keep education fully funded and protect the HOPE scholarship, the HOPE grant, and HOPE pre-k programs.

Opposes "excessive standardized testing."

Supports more technical training in schools.

- Wants to keep education fully funded and protect the HOPE scholarship, the HOPE grant, and HOPE pre-k programs. 
- Opposes "excessive standardized testing." 
- Supports more technical training in schools.

Education

Supports "giving back" to the police, including raising their pay and increasing their benefits.

Supports "deporting violent criminal illegal aliens."

As a representative, worked to ban local governments from reducing police budgets.

- Supports 2nd Amendment rights. 
- Supports "giving back" to the police, including raising their pay and increasing their benefits. 
- Supports "deporting violent criminal illegal aliens." 
- As a representative, worked to ban local governments from reducing police budgets.

Public Safety

Houston Gaines

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