ra ▁Costa , ▁Al amed a , ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁and ▁Sac r amento . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Houston ▁attended ▁San ▁Ram on ▁Valley ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁Houston , ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁San ▁Ram on , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dublin ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁executive ▁prior ▁to ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁elected ▁Houston ▁three ▁times : ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Term ▁limits ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁seeking ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Joan ▁Buch an an , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Houston ▁ran ▁for ▁Cont ra ▁Costa ▁County ▁Super visor ▁against ▁inc umb ent ▁Mary ▁Pie ph o , ▁a ▁political ▁al ly . ▁He ▁lost ▁by ▁ 5 3 % ▁to ▁ 4 5 %. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Half way to Con cord . com ▁= ▁Cont ra ▁Costa ▁News , ▁Polit ics , ▁Business , ▁Events ▁Calendar ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁San ▁Ram on , ▁California ▁Category : Saint ▁Mary ' s ▁Ga els ▁baseball ▁players ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Republic ans ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁places ▁in ▁California ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dublin , ▁California ▁Category : 2