Al Green built his career as a civil rights lawyer before being elected to represent Texas’s 9th Congressional District in 2004. In Congress, he focuses on affordable housing, economic opportunity, and disaster recovery for vulnerable communities. Green authored the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act and serves on the Financial Services Committee, where he advocates for banking reform and equitable access to credit. He approaches his work with a commitment to social justice and responsiveness to the needs of his Houston-area constituents.