Tennessee Rep. Mark Green has officially resigned from Congress to take on an undisclosed new role, further tightening the GOP’s already razor-thin majority just months ahead of high-stakes battles like a potential government shutdown this fall.
The retired Army officer had previously announced plans to step down following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act but had not specified a departure date. In a letter to Republican leadership on Friday, Green confirmed his resignation will take effect July 20, the New York Post reported.
“It’s with a heavy heart that I say farewell,” Green said in a statement. “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.”
“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,” Green explained in his resignation video.
The Tennessee Republican declined to provide details of his new gig in the private sector, The Post added.
Shortly after announcing his intention to resign last month, Rep. Mark Green was reported by Notus to have been pitching business ventures in Guyana to lobbyists.
With his departure now official, the Republican majority in the House narrows to 219-212, The Post noted.
But the GOP margin is expected to shrink even further once Democrats fill three vacant seats left by members who died earlier this year. All three are in safely blue districts, and Democrats are strongly favored to win the upcoming fall special elections.
A special election will also be held to replace Green, who won Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s former House seat in 2018. Blackburn is now reportedly weighing a bid for Tennessee governor.
Green also chaired the powerful House Homeland Security Committee, which was instrumental in crafting the border security provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed the House last week.
Last September, Green made national headlines when his wife filed for divorce, accusing him of having an affair with a woman who worked at Axios.