Gene Green

Gene Green
Acting Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office
August 20, 2008 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byStephanie Tubbs Jones
Succeeded byZoe Lofgren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 29th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySylvia Garcia
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 6th district
In office
May 27, 1985 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byLindon Williams
Succeeded byDan Shelley
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 1973 – May 27, 1985
Preceded byJ. W. Buchanan
Succeeded byGene Haney
Constituency95th district (1973–1981)
140th district (1981–1985)
Personal details
Born
Raymond Eugene Green

(1947-10-17) October 17, 1947 (age 77)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHelen Green
EducationUniversity of Houston (B.A., J.D.)

Raymond Eugene Green (born October 17, 1947) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district, serving for 13 terms. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district included most of eastern Houston, including portions of the suburbs.

In November 2017, Green announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and not run for re-election in 2018.[1]

  1. ^ Wallace, Jeremy (November 13, 2017). "Gene Green stepping aside after more than two decades in Congress". Houston Chronicle. Houston, TX. Retrieved November 13, 2017.