WASHINGTON — Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., said Monday that he will resign from Congress after it passes a massive policy bill to advance President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress. Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up,” Green said in a statement, adding that he notified Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., that he would vacate his congressional seat following the House’s next vote on the legislative package that’s currently in the Senate.
Once Green’s resignation takes effect, the House will have 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats.
His announcement comes as the House has seen significant turnover in recent months with retirements and deaths. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., died in May and Democratic Reps. Raul Grijalva of Arizona and Sylvester Turner of Texas died in March, while Rep. Mike Waltz resigned from his House seat at the beginning of the year to join the Trump administration.
Green, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, represents a safe Republican district in Tennessee that covers middle and Western portions of the state, including parts of Nashville.
First elected in 2018, the former Army medic had announced his intentions to retire during Congress’ previous session but reversed course weeks later. He won re-election in November with 59.5% of the vote.
According to Tennessee state law, Republican Gov. Bill Lee must order a special election within 10 days of Green’s resignation, set a date for primary elections to occur within 55 to 60 days from the resignation, and schedule a subsequent general election to take place within 100-107 days.
As chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, Green oversaw impeachment proceedings against Alejandro Mayorkas, who was former President Joe Biden’s secretary of homeland security. The impeachment vote fell short on the House floor.