Al Green

DemocratU.S. Representative, TX-9

Age	78 (b. 1947-09-01)
Gender	Male
In office since	2005-01-04 (~21 yrs)
Race / ethnicity	Black/African American
Religion	Christian (Baptist)
Education	Attended Florida A&M University, Howard University, and the Tuskegee Institute; earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 1973.
Prior occupation	Attorney (co-founded the law firm Green, Wilson, Dewberry, and Fitch); Justice of the Peace in Harris County, Texas (1977-2004); president of the Houston Branch of the NAACP
Military service	No
Birthplace	New Orleans, Louisiana
Marital status	Divorced
Residence	Houston, Texas

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Career & politics

First elected	2004
Previous offices	Justice of the Peace, Harris County, Texas (1977-2004) · President, Houston Branch of the NAACP
Committees	Committee on Financial Services
Caucuses	Congressional Black Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Medicare for All Caucus · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Leadership	Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (House Financial Services Committee)
Ideology	Consistently ranked among the most liberal members of the Texas congressional delegation by GovTrack's ideology analysis (e.g., 2nd most politically left in 2016 and 2018; 4th most left in 2024).
Signature legislation	Articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump (first formally introduced May 17, 2017; reintroduced 2019)

Financial

Net worth: disclosed + (2018) · estimate

Texas County & District Retirement System	fund · $3,000,000 · 2018
Real estate	real_estate · $750,000 · 2018

Scandals & crimes ledger

resolved — FEC fines for campaign finance filing violations business

campaign-finance · 2004-01-01 · Rep. Al Green's campaign committee (Al Green for Congress) failed to timely report more than a year and a half's worth of campaign transactions to the Federal Election Commission covering his 2004, 2006, and 2008 election bids, during which the campaign raised more than $1.7 million. Nine required campaign finance disclosure reports, accounting for roughly a quarter of the fundraising in that period, went unfiled until after the FEC sent letters threatening an audit and fines. Green's campaign ultimately paid more than $40,000 in administrative fines to the FEC. Green stated at the time, 'I'm not proud of this. I regret that it has happened. I apologize for it,' and said he hired an independent professional after 2008 to manage campaign finance reporting, after which the filing irregularities largely ended. A 2011 Roll Call analysis found Green had failed to file campaign disclosure reports more often than any other sitting member of Congress at that time. · Campaign committee paid over $40,000 in FEC administrative fines; delinquent reports were eventually filed.

Green's congressional campaign committee was fined more than $40,000 by the FEC for repeatedly failing to file required campaign finance disclosure reports covering his 2004-2008 election cycles.

Sources: Roll Call

resolved — Arrest at Capitol Voting Rights Protest

criminal-other · 2021-08-03 · U.S. Capitol Police; House Committee on Ethics · Green paid a $50 fine for the misdemeanor infraction. The House Ethics Committee formally reviewed the arrest, voted against impaneling an investigative subcommittee, and closed the matter without further action.

On August 3, 2021, Green was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol during a voting rights protest organized by the National Clergy United for Justice. Capitol Police charged him with crowding, obstructing, or incommoding. He paid a $50 fine. The House Committee on Ethics convened on September 22, 2021, reviewed the matter, voted not to form an investigative subcommittee, and issued a formal report (H.Rept. 117-131) closing the matter on September 28, 2021.

Sources: House Committee on Ethics · Congress.gov · CNN Politics · The Hill

resolved — House censure for disrupting President Trump's joint-session address

ethics-violation · 2025-03-04 · U.S. House of Representatives · Censured by a vote of 224-198 (with two members voting present); Green became the 28th House member censured in U.S. history. Censure carries no penalty beyond official disapproval; he remained in office.

During President Donald Trump's March 4, 2025 address to a joint session of Congress, Rep. Al Green stood and repeatedly interrupted the president, shouting that Trump had no mandate to cut Medicaid, and refused Speaker Mike Johnson's instruction to take his seat; he was removed from the chamber by the sergeant at arms. On March 6, 2025, the House adopted a censure resolution sponsored by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) by a vote of 224-198, with ten Democrats joining all voting Republicans. Green voted present. Censure is a formal vote of disapproval by the House and carries no further penalty.

Sources: NBC News · The Texas Tribune · CBS News