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 |
Pending research: languages · children · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
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 — Arrest at Capitol Voting Rights Protest
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.
resolved — House censure for disrupting President Trump's joint-session address
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.