Ronald Green has a strong grounding in financial policy and public service. He is uniquely qualified to give Houston the steady financial hand it demands to weather the nation’s current economic crisis.

Elected twice by overwhelming majorities to Houston City Council, At-Large Position Four, Green has earned a reputation for common sense fiscal policies that safeguard vital public services. His work has helped improve city programs, from competitive bidding and capital projects to pension protection and customer service. He is a champion for effective financial management of the city’s enterprise funds, equipment acquisition, and fair housing initiatives. And his efforts on behalf of quality of life issues have won praise from every corner of the community.

Green has served as chairman of the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee, overseeing the city’s annual budget of nearly $4 billion — more than many states — and holding the line on new taxes and fees. His work has touched on regular financial and operations reports, strategic purchasing, and municipal court reform. He has been a member of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Aviation Committee and the Ad-Hoc Committee on Legislative Affairs.

As Controller, Green will help control spending and act as a check-and-balance on the competing interests before the executive and legislative branches of city government. He will have the independent authority to conduct performance reviews of the city bureaucracy to make sure Houston has a modern, efficient city government worthy of the taxpayers who foot the bills and expect high-quality, low-cost customer service in return.

A 1988 graduate of the Houston Independent School District's High School for Health Professions, Green earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston, as well as a law degree from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, the District of Columbia, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Green is also a licensed real estate broker.

Green is a founding partner of his own law firm and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men of America, Inc., UH Alumni Organization, UH Black Alumni Association, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Alumni Association, Government Finance Officers Association, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Houston Lawyers Association, and Leadership Houston Class XXIII. He is married to Judge Hilary Harmon Green, Justice of the Peace, Harris County Precinct Seven, Place 1. They have a son and are active in their community and Windsor Village United Methodist Church.