Al Green
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Al Green is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 9th district of Texas.
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Early Life & Education
Al Green was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. After attending Florida A&M University in 1971, he went on to attend Tuskegee Institute of Technology. In 1974 he earned his law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, where he later served as an instructor.[1]
Employment
After graduating from law school, Green co-founded and co-managed the law firm of Green, Wilson, Dewberry and Fitch. In 1977, he was elected Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Position 2, where he served for 26 years before retiring in 2004.[1]
NAACP
Al Green served as president of the Houston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for nearly ten years. Under his leadership, the organization increased membership from 500 to 3,500 and the staff from one to twenty.[1]
Black and Brown Coalition
Al Green co-founded the Black and Brown Coalition with Judge Armando Rodriguez. This organization brings together Houston's African American and Hispanic communities to work on issues of common interest.[1]
Houston "progressives"
According to James Thompson of the Communist Party USA paper People's World[2];
- Houston also has a strong union movement which is very progressive and is active in electoral politics. The city's three Congress people Al Green, Gene Green and Sheila Jackson-Lee are at the forefront of the progressive struggle in the House of Representatives.
Congressional Black Caucus
In 2011 Al Green was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.[3] The CBC is an organization representing the black members of the United States Congress. Membership is exclusive to blacks.
Staff
The following have worked as staff members for Al Green:[4]
- Debbie B. Aledo-Simpson
- Antonio Aleman
- Keiana Barrett
- Revlon Belle
- Laura L. Brown
- Cynthia Marie Buggage
- Samantha B. Burch
- Ryan M. Caldwell
- Gloria Si-Chun Chan
- Chung-Ching Chen (Alice)
- Ernest E. Cowan
- Adria F. Crutchfield
- Kevin W. Dancy
- Myra Lynette Dandridge
- Lucinda R. Daniels
- Kevin Lee Ducoff
- Cardrenia D. Ellis
- Jacqueline Arlinda Ellis
- Carol Ditta Ertel
- Ashley D. Etienne
- John Gibbs
- Brittani N. Gordon
- Ashlea P. Graves
- George R. Greenfield
- Brandon Greer
- Lisa Marsh Hallford
- Antonio L. Harrison (Tony)
- Julie M. Hart
- Deidra Hines
- Clarence L. Holliday
- Leteisha K. Hunt
- Deric C. Jackson
- Vanessa B. Jones
- John H. Jones
- Jean F. Kim
- Catherine L. Le
- Pete Leal
- Joe E. Leonard, Jr.
- Dawn F. Lin
- Rosemary Ann Manesis
- Jessica Swafford Marcella
- Daniel J. Mauer
- Renee Mayo
- Sam Merchant
- Brett M. Merfish
- Alvaro Ortiz
- Gregg S. Orton
- John Jioni Palmer
- Latrice S. Powell
- Paul J. Puente
- Oscar T. Ramirez
- Syed Bobby Refaie
- Rachael Rodriguez
- Amena E. Ross
- Susie D. Saavedra
- Irene B. Schwoeffermann
- Thomas R. Servello
- Ebony Y. Simpson
- Sabrina A. Simpson
- Crystal T. Spearman
- Bessie M. Swindle
- Jasmine Taylor
- Shashrina L. Thomas
- Cora A. Thompson
- Gilbert Thompson
- Anesha K. Truesdale
- Victoria Tung
- Kimbal M. Urrutia
- Sahar Wali
- Whitney B. Warrick
- Crystal R. Webster
- Jeanne Patrice Willoughby
Awards
Al Green has received the following awards:[1]
- Texas Black Democrats’ Profiles of Courage Award, 2007
- AFL-CIO MLK Drum Major Award for Service, 2007
- Ebony Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Black People, 2006
- NAACP Fort Bend Branch Mickey Leland Humanitarian Award, 2006
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Al Green's website with the House: Biography (accessed on July 28, 2011)
- ↑ http://www.peoplesworld.org/houston-elects-first-openly-gay-mayor/
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus: Members (accessed on Feb. 24, 2011)
- ↑ Legistorm: Al Green (accessed on July 28, 2011)
