Dan Green

Dan Green grew up in Indian River County, the son of an Army veteran and a schoolteacher.¹ He was working at the Pentagon during the September 11 attacks, an experience he says strengthened his resolve to join the Navy.¹ In an October 2026 questionnaire, he described himself as a Navy Reserve captain with 23 years of service.²

Green studied political science and history at American University, earned a master's in international affairs at Florida State and later completed a doctorate in political science at George Washington University.³⁴ His work included Navy deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and a civilian State Department assignment advising a provincial reconstruction team in southern Afghanistan.⁵

From 2019 to 2021, he served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, working on defense planning and the military capabilities needed for different threats.³⁵ He also coauthored Fallujah Redux with Marine officer William Mullen, an account of the 2007 campaign against the al Qaeda insurgency in Iraq.⁴

Now the Republican nominee against Darren Soto, Green says lower prices require fewer regulations, greater competition and more support for American manufacturers and farmers.² He supports the federal ROAD to Housing legislation as a way to increase homebuilding and reduce housing costs.² He also calls for balancing the budget, stronger oversight of federal agencies and military readiness focused on deterring China.²