, ▁southern ▁Clear water ▁County , ▁southern ▁Hub b ard ▁County , ▁M ahn omen ▁County ▁n ort he astern ▁Ot ter ▁T ail ▁County ▁and ▁northern ▁W ad ena ▁County . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Green ▁graduated ▁from ▁F os ston ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L akes ▁Area ▁V oc ational ▁Techn ical ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Green ▁operated ▁a ▁green house ▁for ▁ 2 3 ▁years . ▁ ▁Lak eland ▁Green house ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁it ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁family ▁tradition ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Green ▁now ▁makes ▁his ▁living ▁in ▁construction ▁and ▁car p entry ▁work . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁self - emp loy ed ▁business man ▁for ▁ 3 1 ▁years . ▁ ▁Green ▁had ▁been ▁polit ically ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁for ▁about ▁eight ▁years , ▁and ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁District ▁ 2 A . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ ▁E lections ▁Green ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Committee ▁Ass ign ments ▁For ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁Legisl ative ▁Session , ▁Green ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of : ▁Vice - Ch