Rick Green's experience as an entrepreneur resonates with his supporters and helps separate him from other candidates in their eyes.
Green, 47, co-founder of 1A Auto Parts in Pepperell, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican in the Third District, which includes large portions of the Merrimack Valley along the New Hampshire border and goes as far south as Marlborough. It includes Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, and Fitchburg.