The ‘justice of peace’ who was ‘kicked out’ for interrupting Trump’s speech; All you need to know about Al Green

It might have happened on a Tuesday, but we can call it ‘Green’day as well!
As the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, delivered an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, which was his first address to Congress in his second term, chaos ensued.
In the speech, the president touted his 2024 election win before ticking through a laundry list of actions he's taken since his inauguration, including ending foreign aid, banning trans athletes from participating in school sports and enacting sweeping cuts to the size of the federal government through the "DOGE" initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk.
As Melanie Stansbury, the New Mexico lawmaker, who held up the protest sign “This is Not Normal” as the president entered the House Chamber before his speech, Rep. Al Green’s protest took centre stage.
While Trump’s speech was underway, Texas Democrat Rep. Al Green stood and yelled, "You don't have a mandate," before Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson ordered him removed. Green announced in February that he would file articles of impeachment against Trump over “injustice in Gaza.”

Green later told a media scrum captured by CSPAN, "I'll accept the punishment. It's worth it to let people know that there's some of us who are going to stand up to against this president's desire to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.”

A Lousiana native, Alexander N. Green is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Texas's 9th congressional district. He has served in Congress since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Green served as the justice of the peace of Harris County, Texas, from 1977 to 2004.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Green attended Florida A&M University, Howard University, and Tuskegee Institute but did not receive an undergraduate degree from any of these institutions. Despite this, Green went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree in 1973 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
In 1974, Green co-founded the law firm of Green, Wilson, Dewberry, and Fitch. He served as president of the Houston National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
In 1977, Green was elected justice of the peace in Harris County, Texas. He held this position until 2004.

In 2004, following redistricting, Green defeated incumbent Rep. Chris Bell by 35% points in a Democratic primary in Texas' 9th congressional district. Green received the support of Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Maxine Waters. Green then won the 2024 general election. As of 2025, Green has been re-elected a total of 10 times.
In Congress, Green has focused on issues such as fair housing and fair hiring practices for the poor and minorities.

Green has expressed strong liberal views on social issues.
Green is pro-choice, and consistently votes against restrictions on abortion. On October 13, 2011, he voted against an amendment to the Affordable Care Act, which prevented insurance programs created by the Act from covering abortions. He has voted against eight other bills proposed in the House that would if enacted prevent the federal government from covering the cost of abortions.
Green also supports gun control. He spoke out after the Trayvon Martin shooting, asking members of the African-American community to show faith in the justice system and let the courts do their job and convict George Zimmerman.

In December 2017, Green denounced Trump for "casting contempt on transgender individuals, inciting hate and hostility, and sowing discord among the people of the United States on the basis of gender."
Green is a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus.
In February 2021, Green gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House in support of the Equality Act, comparing the use of religion to support homophobia by representatives opposed to the bill to the use of religion to support racist policies, saying, "You used God to enslave my foreparents. You used God to segregate me in schools. You used God to put me in the back of the bus. Have you no shame?"
In October 2023, Green and eight other Democrats (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Andre Carson, Summer Lee, Ilhan Omar, Delia Ramirez, and Rashida Tlaib), along with Republican Thomas Massie, voted against congressional bi-partisan non-binding resolution H. Res. 771 supporting Israel in the wake of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. The resolution stated that the House of Representatives "stands with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists" and "reaffirms the United States' commitment to Israel's security"; the resolution passed by an overwhelming 412-10-6 margin.

In 2008, former staffer Lucinda Daniels accused Green of sexual assault. Daniels filed a lawsuit against Green and then withdrew it. Green filed a counter-lawsuit, alleging Daniels had threatened to sue Green for workplace discrimination if Green did not pay her money. Green subsequently withdrew his suit too.

As per a report by The Hill, a spokesman for Green said the two had had a "romantic encounter" in 2007, but that the allegations of sexual harassment were untrue.
In 2017, at a time when several other congressmen were facing accusations of sexual misconduct, Green and Daniels released a joint statement saying that both regretted having "hastily made allegations and charges against one another that have been absolutely resolved". The statement added that the two were "friends".