Jay Houghton

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Jay D. Houghton
Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives
from the 43rd district
In office
January 2011 –January 9, 2019
Republican Jay Houghton5,86554.3Winner
Democratic Linda Witte4,30739.8
Constitution Josh Allum6385.9
Missouri 43rd District State Representative Election 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jay Houghton8,79263.9Winner
Democratic Ed Lockwood4,95936.1

After the 2011 Regular Legislative Session Houghton received a Freshman Legislator of the Year Award for his work with Sportsman's Issues by Speaker of the House Steven Tilley.[ citation needed ] Houghton also received a Friend of Manufacturing Award from the Associated Industries of Missouri.[ citation needed ] Houghton won another Freshman Legislator of the Year Award for Agricultural Issues in 2012. In 2013, Houghton was the only Missouri Representative to win a state YMCA award, winning in the "Healthy Living" category for his work with the Pike County/Twin Pikes YMCA.[ citation needed ]

Legislative assignments

Rep. Houghton will serve on the following committees during the 97th General Assembly:

Houghton previously served on:

Legislation

Regular Session 2011:

Rep. Houghton sponsored House Bill 831, which would allow the Missouri Attorney General's office to create a "Do-Not-Offer Statewide Registry". The registry, similar in ways to a "Do Not Call" list, would allow registered Missourians age seventy and older to block receiving direct mail advertising. [4]

Representative Houghton was also involved in two pieces of legislation that were passed in the session. One requires the Missouri State Attorney General's Office to provide transparency in private attorney contracts. Another allows members of the National Wild Turkey Federation to purchase organization specific license plates through the Missouri Department of Revenue. [5]

Regular Session 2012:

Houghton filed legislation to establish a statewide School Bus Safety Week to give districts the opportunity to review safety procedures and policies, as well as to ensure that all students and parents understand them. He also filed bills to strengthen the punishments and standards on certain agricultural crimes and impersonation of public servants, and another to force the Department of Conservation to make public their violation and point system. [6]

Regular Session 2013:

Representative Houghton filed HB 667 & HJR 29, seeking to make Constitutional changes to the Office of Agriculture, effectively making the Agriculture Director an election position. [7] [8] Houghton also filed HCR 34, a call for Congress and the USDA to re-evaluate the "Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010" and the limitations that it puts on the school lunch program [9]

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  4. ↑ "Missouri Legislators consider 'opt out' of direct marketing to seniors". Newsmagazine Network.com. 2011-04-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
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