Al Green
Bio | Al Green is a Democratic representative for Texas’ 9th congressional district. He previously served as Justice of the Peace in Harris County, Texas, before being elected to Congress. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Texas |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Texas |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election TX-09 | TX-09 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Green has raised just over $300,000, the majority from unions or other workers associations. |
Voting Rights | Green has voted to expand VBM during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Nuance | Green supports expanding healthcare, but his position on fully-universal healthcare is unknown. N/A |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Green supports the Affordable Care Act. |
| Private Healthcare | Nuance | Green has criticized private insurance, but doesn't appear to fully support abolishing it. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Green supports LGBT+ rights and is a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. He has condemned Trump over the president's remarks towards transgender individuals and has voted for measures that would increase LGBT+ equality in the US. |
| Taxes | For | Green supports maintaining taxes on the high-income taxpayers in order to balance the federal budget. He criticized and voted against the 2017 GOP tax bill, and has said that most tax cuts would violate the Paygo legislation mandating tax cuts must be paid for. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Green supports higher taxes on higher-income taxpayers. He criticized and voted against the 2017 GOP tax bill, and has said that most tax cuts would violate the Paygo legislation mandating tax cuts must be paid for. |
| Abortion | For | Green is pro-choice and supported by many pro-choice organizations. He voted against many proposed amendments to the ACA which would have restricted abortion funding. |
| Gun Control | For | Green supports harsher gun control measures. Several pro-gun organizations have rated him at 0% or similar, and he has pushed for stronger gun control legislation in the House. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on assisted suicide. Several pro-gun organizations have rated him at 0% or similar, and he has pushed for stronger gun control legislation in the House. |
| Government Interference | For | Green has supported measures that would give the government a larger role in enforcing restrictions and helping its citizens. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Green is pro-choice and supports Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | For | Green supports welfare programs and has voted against restrictions on them. He voted against work requirements and verification requirements for government assistance, and voted for extending their benefits. |
| Welfare | Unknown | He has not made a public position on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | Against | Green opposes the use of the death penalty. He voted against an act in 2017 which would have authorized it for attempted killing of a police officer. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Green has voted against measures which would impose harsher criminal sentencing. |
| Military Spending | Nuance | Green has voted for continuing budget expansions to the military as part of the National Defense Appropriations Act annually. |
| War on Terrorism | Nuance | Green has continued to support military involvement in Middle Eastern countries. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Green supports international interaction. He has voted for bills which would promote trade among the US and other countries, as well as European energy diversity. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Against | Green cited Trump's comments saying "very fine people on both sides" in reference to Charlottesville white nationalists in the articles of impeachment he presented to the House. |
| Free Markets | Nuance | Green supports some market restrictions to better protect the consumer. He voted against Trump's sanctions on international trade, but has also supported company restrictions for violating environmental laws, e.g. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Does not have a public stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Green does not have a public position on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Nuance | Green has supported measures which would increase spending, but has called for tax increases as well to balance the budget under PAYGO. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Green supports clean energy development. He voted for a resolution calling for urgent climate action (under the restrictions of the Paris agreement) and another encouraging European energy diversity. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the issue yet. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the issue yet. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on this issue. |
| Border Control | Against | Green voted against Republican measures for stricter border control. Green has stated that "we should abolish ICE to create an agency that is better balanced between immigration and enforcement". |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a public stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | Green has criticized the Trump administration's attempts to end DACA and praised its preservation by the Supreme Court. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Green voted against an act which would have stripped funding from sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Green has voted for measures that would allow states to legalize marijuana. |