Mark Andrew Green - U.S. House

U.S. House

Green first ran for a House seat in 1998. He defeated first-term Representative Jay Johnson, with 54% of the vote. Green won his next three elections with 70% or more of the vote each time, against little-known opponents.

Green was an active member of the House International Relations Committee in the 107 - 109th sessions of Congress. He helped craft foreign policy initiatives such as the Millennium Challenge Act, the Global Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention, Awareness and Treatment Act of 2001, and the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act. He also supported the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and co-founded the Victory in Iraq Caucus.

Green used his position on the House Judiciary Committee to craft and pass laws aimed at protecting children and families. He helped expand the Violence Against Women Act, and wrote the "Two Strikes and You're Out Child Proctection Act," which cracks down on repeat child molesters. He also wrote the "Debbie Smith Act," which was meant to assist law enforcement in modernizing its DNA database. He also helped shape the "Adam Walsh Act". Green supported the death penalty and supported the No Child Left Behind act. In January 1999, Green was appointed an Assistant Majority Whip by then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, and then re-appointed by House Majority Whip Roy Blunt.