Roderick Houston | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 89th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 –January 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Melody McCray-Miller |
Succeeded by | KC Ohaebosim |
Personal details | |
Born | Wichita,Kansas,U.S. | June 9,1962
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Patricia |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Wichita |
Alma mater | Cowley County Community College Wichita State University Kansas Southwest Bible College |
Profession | pastor |
Roderick A. Houston (born June 9,1962) is an American politician and pastor. He served as a Democratic member for the 89th district in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. [1] [2] [3] He is a senior pastor at the Mount Olive Tabernacle of Praise Church in Wichita. [4]
As of 2012,he had been a pastor for eight years at the Mount Olive Tabernacle of Praise Church of God. Prior to running for office,he worked for seventeen years at Wichita's school district. [5]
In 2012,he ran to succeed Democratic representative Melody McCray-Miller,where he faced a contested primary. [5]
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