# Steve Green (politician) *American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate* Steve Green (born May 28, 1960) is a member of the [[Minnesota Senate]], where he represents District 2 for the [[Republican Party of Minnesota]].[^1] He won his Senate seat in 2022. Before that, he sat in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] for District 2B in northwestern Minnesota, a seat he first won in 2012.[^1] Green lives in [[Fosston, Minnesota]]. He ran a family greenhouse business for more than two decades before moving into construction and carpentry.[^1] ## Education and career Green finished at Fosston High School in 1978 and went on to study at the Detroit Lakes Area Vocational Technical Institute.[^1] From 1981 to 2004 he ran Lakeland Greenhouse, a business his parents had founded in 1973.[^1] He now earns his living in construction and carpentry.[^1] He was active in Republican Party politics for many years before he sought office himself.[^1] ## Minnesota House of Representatives Green ran for the Minnesota House in 2008 and 2010 and lost both times. He won a seat in 2012.[^1] His House district, 2B, is given as taking in most of Becker County, all of Mahnomen County, the southern portions of Clearwater and Hubbard counties, northeastern Otter Tail County and northern Wadena County.[^1] ### Committee assignments In the 88th legislative session, Green sat on four committees: Capital Investment; Environment and Natural Resources Policy; Housing Finance and Policy; and Legacy.[^1] In the 89th session, he was vice chair of the Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy Committee. He also served on the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee and the Legacy Funding Finance Committee.[^1] ## Minnesota Senate Green won election to the Minnesota Senate in 2022 and represents District 2.[^1] ## Personal life Green is self-employed. He and his wife, Cindy, live in Fosston and have six children.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Steve Green (politician)* (revision 1378225099, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth date, party, Senate and House districts, election years, committee assignments, education, career and personal life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Green_(politician)