Congressman Mark Green not seeking reelection to House of Representatives
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Now that the U.S. House of Representatives has successfully impeached Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Congressman Mark Green announced he will not seek another term in Congress.
Green, who represents the 7th Congressional District in Tennessee, which includes Clarksville, Dickson, Waverly, Waynesboro, and parts of Nashville and Franklin, said it was “time for me to return home” after voting to impeach Mayorkas, a promise he said he kept to his district.
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Green was first elected to Congress in 2018 and served as the freshman class president in the 116th Congress, according to his office. He was selected as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security at the start of the 118th Congress.
As for his new plans, Green did not specify, only saying it would be “in a new capacity.”
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Green’s full announcement can be read below:
At the start of the 118th Congress, I promised my constituents to pass legislation to secure our borders and to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable. Today, with the House having passed H.R. 2 and Secretary Mayorkas impeached, it is time for me to return home. In the last few months, in reading the writings of our Framers, I was reminded of their intent for representatives to be citizen-legislators, to serve for a season and then return home. Our country–and our Congress–is broken beyond most means of repair. I have come to realize our fight is not here within Washington, our fight is with Washington. As I have done my entire life, I will continue serving this country–but in a new capacity.
I am grateful to my wife, Camie, and my family, for standing beside me and for their service to our nation. During my time in the Army, they sacrificed dad and husband to multiple deployments–and as I have served here in Congress, they have supported me as I’ve been away most weeks. I also want to thank the constituents of Tennessee’s 7th District for the unbelievable honor to serve them in Congress–whose vote of confidence was not only evident in the wide margins in each election, but also without ever having a single primary opponent in my three elections. And finally, I want to thank my staff, whose unmatched hard work, dedication, and talent have resulted in our many victories and one of the lowest turnover rates in Congress.
U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.)
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