U.S. House · Florida's 9th District
Dan Green
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Florida's 9th District
- Result
- Not yet called
- Opponent
- Darren Soto (D)
- Research
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Dan Green is the Republican nominee for Florida's 9th Congressional District, having advanced from the August 18 primary. A Navy Reserve officer who grew up in Indian River County, he served multiple tours in the Middle East and Central Asia and was appointed by President Trump in 2019 as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. His candidate survey lists his priorities as affordability, constitutional government and a strong military.[1]
Biography
Dan Green is the Republican nominee for Florida's 9th Congressional District, having advanced from the August 18 primary. A Navy Reserve officer who grew up in Indian River County, he served multiple tours in the Middle East and Central Asia and was appointed by President Trump in 2019 as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. His candidate survey lists his priorities as affordability, constitutional government and a strong military.[1]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Green says he grew up in Indian River County, the child of an Army veteran and a school teacher, and he graduated from Vero Beach High School.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from American University in 1998, a graduate degree from Florida State University in 1999 and a Ph.D. from George Washington University in 2012, and describes his focus as political science and international relations.[1] He says he was working in the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 attacks.[1]
Green served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, completing four tours in the Middle East and Central Asia as well as a civilian tour in southern Afghanistan with the U.S. Department of State.[1] He holds the rank of Commander and has been selected for promotion to Captain.[1] He says he was attached to two SEAL Team deployments, including in Fallujah and southern Afghanistan, and served in Baghdad and Kabul.[1] In 2019, President Trump appointed him Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development at the U.S. Department of Defense.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- "Make America Affordable Again" — lists reducing grocery, gas, and property-insurance costs and balancing the federal budget among his goals.[2]
- "Restoring Constitutional Government," one of his three named campaign themes.[2]
- "Build Peace Through Strength," citing his military and defense-policy background as central to his approach to foreign policy.[2]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
“While we welcome freedom-loving Americans to our great state, overdevelopment has started to push native Floridians out of their communities.”[3]
On his campaign website
Campaign money$1.3M raised · 11% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-29
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $140K
- PACs & committees $19K
- Own money & loans $1.1M
Largest committee contributions
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC PAC$5,000
- Raptor PAC PAC$5,000
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee PAC$5,000
- Crosspartisan PAC II PAC$5,000
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PAC PAC$5,000
- Send in the Seal PAC PAC$5,000
- 31 Days PAC PAC$5,000
- Old Breed PAC PAC$3,500
- Duty Honor Victory PAC PAC$2,500
- Cool PAC PAC$2,500
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Dan Green (Florida congressional candidate) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 2.Dan Green (Florida congressional candidate) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 3.On the Issues · Dan Green for Congress Candidate's own words