Roger L. Green represented District 57 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, Park Slope and Bedford-Stuyvesant. He holds a B.S. from Southern Illinois University.First elected in 1980, Green campaigned to unseat Congressman Edolphus Towns, who currently represents the 13th Congressional district in New York in 2006. On September 12, 2006, Green came in third, losing to both incumbent Ed Towns and City Councilman Charles Barron.On the same day, Hakeem Jeffries-a long-time political opponent of Roger Green-was elected to succeed Green in the Assembly District he retired from in order to launch his unsuccessful bid for Congress.