Roger L. Green | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 57th district | |
In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Hakeem Jeffries |
In office January 1, 1981 – June 1, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Harvey L. Strelzin |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | June 23, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Coraminita Mahr |
Children | 3 |
Education | Southern Illinois University |
Roger L. Green (born June 23, 1949) is an American legislator who served in the New York State Assembly for 26 years, from 1981 to 2007 (with a brief interruption in 2004), representing District 57 which, allowing for redistricting adjustments, has primarily comprised the New York City borough of Brooklyn neighborhoods Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, Park Slope and Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was the first Muslim member of the Assembly.[1]