Lyda Green Politician

Lyda N. Green (born October 16, 1938 in Livingston, Texas) is a retired educator and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. Green, as a political newcomer, was elected to the Alaska Senate in 1994, defeating a 22-year Democratic incumbent in a district representing most of the population of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Two Democratic members of the Alaska House of Representatives, also from the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, were defeated in the same election. Green served a total of fourteen years in the Senate and was its president in her final two years in office.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 16, 1938
Birth place	Livingston Texas
Religion	Southern Baptist Convention
Residence	Wasilla Alaska
Education	University of Alaska System Sam Houston State University
Profession	Education