A former Rangers employee has decided to stand as an MSP candidate in the Glasgow region.
Craig Houston, who worked as Rangers‘ supporters’ representative, is now entering politics and has given a speech outside Ibrox.
Houston was also a director and board member of Club 1872, having stepped down in 2017.
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Craig Houston uses Rangers’ work as example to get voters on board
Houston took to X on 20 April to announce that he will be standing as the MSP candidate in Holyrood.
He claimed that he stood up when bad people ran Rangers, he did not step down and fought to protect the club.
In his view, that is why a lot of people in Glasgow, who don’t even support the Light Blues, are still voting for him.
His plan is to disrupt the political status quo in the city as he believes that career politicians have made a mess of it.
He hopes that his straight-talking approach from his days at the Gers will help him garner political goodwill.
Houston wrote: “This isn’t my first rodeo.
“I stood up when bad men ran my club, I didn’t back down from intimidation.
“Many who don’t support Rangers are voting for me because they seen a man fight for what was right. They respected my actions. I will do the same again in Holyrood.”
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What did Houston do for Rangers?
Houston co-founded a fan-pressure group called Sons of Struth, which was named after manager Bill Struth.
This was done in response to Rangers being placed into administration back in 2012.
He received the highest share of the votes in the first-ever election of Club 1872, where he served as the director and board member.
After stepping down in 2017, he returned to the organisation in 2022 to serve as the Development Manager.
This was done to increase the membership and awareness and to ensure that fans always retained a meaningful stake in the club.
As the supporters’ representative, he served as the face of the fanbase, appearing on the BBC, STV as well as the national newspapers to explain the grievances of the Ibrox faithful and their vision for the future.
