Teacher. Coach. Veteran. Pastor.
Leading with Purpose.
A teacher, coach, veteran, and pastor, Dr. Curtis Green has spent his entire life standing up to the bullies, fighting for the forgotten, and creating new and better ways forward for the people of New Jersey.
Dr. Green wants to take that fight to the New Jersey State Assembly.
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The people of New Jersey's seventh legislative district have a clear choice in 2025 — yesterday or tomorrow.
On behalf of every New Jerseyan yearning for character, competence, and integrity in the NJ Assembly, we say yes to tomorrow.
Dr. Green wants to collaborate with you to write New Jersey's next chapter, where every family is heard, seen, and respected.
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“Join our Movement and share our Vision”​
MY CORE VALUES
FAITH
A man humbled and educated by his mother in faith, Rev. Curtis serves as a minister with the Assemblies of God, campus pastor, and a chaplain with the Mount Laurel Police Department.
FAMILY
Dr. Green has been married to his beloved wife, Tia, for 30 years and is the proud father of three children. He credits his mother for teaching him his faith and his father — a New Jersey Transit worker — for teaching him the value of hard work.
COMMUNITY
An unapologetic patriot, Dr. Green is no stranger to public service. He is a proud United States Army Reserve veteran, former local business owner, and an elected Mount Laurel Board of Education board member.
EDUCATION
As a college professor, high school administrator, and classroom teacher, Dr. Green has been an educator for over twenty years. In addition to serving on the Mt. Laurel Board of Education, he is currently a high school classroom teacher and football and track coach.
My Story
Rev. Dr. Curtis Green was raised in Teaneck, NJ, in a working-class family with both parents and his brother and sister. Curtis learned the meaning of honest hard work by watching his father work for NJ Transit for over 35 years. He learned his faith from his mother, the first African American female ordained as a Baptist minister in NJ. This work ethic has been instilled in his life. Curtis has developed into a progressive leader who has spent his life encouraging everyone to elevate their perspectives and work for a better future. Curtis is a veteran of the US Army Reserve, husband to his wife Tia of 30 years, and father to his three children. He has been an educator for over twenty years as a college professor, high school administrator, two sports coach, and classroom teacher. He is currently a high school teacher in Lakewood and a Mount Laurel School board member.
Dr. Green holds a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from Thomas Edison University. He also has three master’s degrees, one in Film Production from New York Institute of Technology, another in Cinema Studies from New York University, and a third in Practical Theology from Southwestern Assemblies of God University. He also has a doctorate in Educational leadership from Liberty University. Reverend Green is a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God and a Chaplain with the Mount Laurel police department.
Empowering Communities, Inspiring Change, Encouraging Hope
Issues I am most passionate about
Education
School Safety
Cost of Living
Healthcare for All
Free Community College
Education
Teachers and paraprofessionals deserve higher livable salaries. Eliminate standardized testing because students aren’t standardized, so neither should their tests be.
Cost of Living
Our families are struggling.
I will advocate for a higher minimum wage to end income inequality. No one working 40 hours a week should live in poverty. I will also fight to end food insecurity through the No Hungry Kids Act and support the Employee Free Choice Act, making it easier for workers to join unions.
School Safety
Students should feel safe in school by providing every school with a designated SRO or Class III officer.
Healthcare for All
We must continue to fight to lower prescription drug costs and ensure every New Jerseyan has adequate health coverage.
Free Community College
Every HS graduate should have a chance at higher education by giving them a two-year head-start. Also, it creates a greater success rate at a four-year college by adjusting student loan allotment and requiring colleges to drop standardized admissions testing.
Equality Meets Opportunity
“We need competing voices and not accept the establishment because we are comfortable with it or because it's familiar. – Change requires change, and sometimes we must stir up the waters.”
Rev. Dr. Curtis A. Green