Politics

Rep. Mark Green Resigns, Shrinking GOP Majority in the House

By Jake Beardslee · July 6, 2025

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) officially announced his resignation from Congress on Friday, marking the latest in a series of Republican departures that could further thin the party’s slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington,” Green wrote in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter.

Green, who has served in the House since 2018 and currently chairs the Homeland Security Committee, said he is leaving public office to start a business, though he offered few details. In a video also posted to X, Green stated, “While I cannot give the details here, I will be doing something specifically designed to help America compete against the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], but this time in business.”

According to Fox News, Green’s resignation will take effect July 20. Once vacated, the GOP’s House majority will shrink to 219-212, with Green’s solidly Republican seat remaining open until a special election is held.

His exit comes just after he voted in support of former President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget measure, dubbed the “big, beautiful bill.” The legislation has posed a unifying challenge for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has struggled to maintain party cohesion amid ongoing departures and ideological divisions.

Green’s retirement was anticipated following his June announcement that he would not seek reelection. It follows the departure of other Republicans, including Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who left to join the Trump administration, and Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a centrist whose open seat in Omaha presents a pickup opportunity for Democrats.