▁Saint ▁Mary ' s ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁B erm uda , ▁working ▁there ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Houston ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁char tered ▁account ant ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁financial ▁consult ant ▁with ▁Del o itte . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Houston ▁won ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁P ict ou ▁East ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁M LA ▁of ▁P ict ou ▁East ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁ 4 8 . 0 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Houston ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁ 7 3 . 8 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Houston ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁ ▁Houston ▁was ▁elected ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot ▁results ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁Le ad ership ▁Convention