Texas TX-09 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Al Green (D)
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Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 9, 2019
Primary Election: Mar 3, 2020
INCUMBENT
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Full Bio:
GREEN, Al, a Representative from Texas; born in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish,
La., September 1, 1947; attended Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla.,
1966-1971; attended Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala.; J.D., Texas Southern
University, Houston, Tex., 1974; lawyer, private practice; justice of the
peace, Harris County, Tex., 1977-2004; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred
Ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3,
2005-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 09
Houston exurbs: Pasadena, Liberty
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Feb 20, 2020
Green stood out as the first House Democrat to call for articles of impeachment against President Trump, long before Democrats took the plunge. But that's far from a liability in a district Trump lost by 61 points.
Race Analysis
Updated: Jul 18, 2026
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