Rep. Mark Green announces retirement from Congress; joins Reps. Luetkemeyer, Wenstrup in not seeking re-election

From the office of
U.S. Rep. Mark Green

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dr. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has announced he will not run for re-election.

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.

Having first been elected to Congress in 2018, Green was instantly recognized as a leader by his peers, serving as the freshman class president in the 116th Congress. At the beginning of the 118th Congress, Green was selected as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, becoming the only member of Congress to be selected at the start of his or her third term to chair a major legislative committee this century.

Green first took the oath of office to represent the 7th District of Tennessee in Congress on Jan. 3, 2019. It is the exact oath he first took as a cadet on the historic Plain at West Point more than 30 years earlier. As a successful business leader, decorated combat veteran, ER physician, and former Tennessee state senator, Green is uniquely equipped to represent the people of his district. 

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