‘I have seen first-hand what an out-of-control government can do’
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The family of Mark and Ryan-Marie Houck
[Editor’s note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]
By Mary Margaret Olohan
The Daily Signal
Mark Houck, the father of seven arrested and charged by President Joe Biden’s administration for his pro-life advocacy, is now running for Congress.
“I am running for Congress to further protect my family, those in the 1st district & the Republic,” Houck says on his campaign website. “I will focus on restoring traditional values & principles that are central to the American identity, such as faith, family, & freedom of speech, religion, & the right to bear arms.”
“I have seen first-hand what an out-of-control government can do to its citizens,” he added. “I will fight to protect all people and their rights under God & our Constitution. My platform is based on common sense.”Houck is running for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, which includes all of Bucks County and a bit of Montgomery County. The seat has been held by Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican, since 2019. Fitzpatrick formerly served as a supervisory special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and as a federal prosecutor.
Authorities arrested Houck at gun point in front of his children in September 2022. A jury later found him not guilty of the Justice Department’s Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act charges in January.