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Click on the images above to learn about the great things that make each member of The Houston Group so special. ROBERT P. HOUSTON, President and Legislative Advocate, has 30 years experience in governmental affairs and lobbying. More specifically, Mr. Houston has thirty-eight years of business experience in Governmental Relations; purchasing; office management; and office service with Henry J. Kaiser’s Affiliated Companies. In his capacity with Henry J. Kaiser, Mr. Houston was responsible for developing, implementing and managing many ongoing programs and special projects for the various Kaiser entities. Mr. Houston has amassed a detailed working knowledge of the California State legislative, administrative, and regulatory processes and has interfaced with both the public and private sectors on a broad range of issues of interest to the manufacturing, mining, engineering, construction, transportation and industrial communities. DOUGLAS D. HOUSTON, Vice President and Legislative Advocate, represents a diverse list of resource related clients before the State Legislature and is recognized statewide as one of the principal spokespersons for local and regional parks in the state. He is the principal lobbyist for the California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS), the East Bay Regional Park District and the park and resources lobbyist for the cities of Long Beach, Sacramento, Stockton, Tahoe City and the Counties of Los Angeles and Placer. In his capacity as a lobbyist, Mr. Houston was the principal local parks advocate on Propositions 12 and 40 resource bonds and has an intimate knowledge of the funding provisions contained in these acts. In addition to his professional work, Mr. Houston also busies himself in the civic arena having served as park commissioner and planning commissioner for Placer County as well as an economic development commissioner for the City of Auburn. Mr. Houston also sits on the board of the Placer Land Trust. BRUCE A. MAGNANI, Legislative Advocate, joined The Houston Group in November of 2005 after most recently serving as Legislative Advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Magnani has 15 years of government relations experience and specifically has expertise in environmental issues, including air quality, Prop 65, transportation and Prop 42. Additionally, Mr. Magnani has experience in public and private works of construction, government procurement, public real estate transactions and construction labor issues. Mr. Magnani has a unique insight into how state government operates which is attributable to the six years he worked as a Government Relations Specialist for the Department of General Services under the Wilson, Davis and Schwarzenegger administrations. In 2004 he was appointed to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Advisory Committee on Environmental Justice as a business representative. LAURIE J. HANSEN, Legislative Advocate, affiliated with The Houston Group in 2002 after working throughout the western United States as the Government Affairs Director for the American Plastics Council for thirteen years. Ms.

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