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]
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]
- 1.Dan Green (Florida congressional candidate) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
