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Green officially resigned on July 4, about one month after he announced his retirement from the House of Representatives. In 2024, Green retired and unretired after “countless calls” from constituents, colleagues, and President Donald Trump urging him to reconsider and run for re-election.
U.S. House Rep. Mark Green will step down on July 20, leaving Tennessee's 7th Congressional District seat vacant for a special election later this year.
The campaign for the forthcoming special election to succeed Rep. Mark E. Green is heating up as the Tennessee Republican last week formalized his plans to step down. Green said in a video on social media Friday that he would be resigning his 7th District seat and relinquishing his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee
Rep. Mark Green officially resigned from Congress on July 4, and has informed Gov. Bill Lee and Speaker Mike Johnson that his last day will be July 20.
The rep announced that he is stepping down from Congress for a mysterious job opportunity, narrowing Republicans’ already ultra-slim majority by one seat ahead of messy fights such as the
Rep. Jody Barrett, a Dickson Republican, announced Monday he will run for Congress in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
Tennessee Congressman Mark Green officially announced his resignation on the Fourth of July, effective Friday.
Rep. Mark Green resigned from Congress on June 4 after voting for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed narrowly. He chaired the Homeland Security Committee and represented Tennessee’s GOP-leaning 7th District.
Jonesborough Mayor Chuck Vest is resigning after accepting a position as the administrator of elections in Washington County, Tennessee.
U.S. Rep. Mark Green announces July 20 as his last day after voting for Trump's border bill, ending a career that included leading Mayorkas' impeachment and serving veterans.