Rep. Mark Green said Monday he plans to resign from Congress after four terms to accept a private-sector job offer.
The Tennessee Republican and Homeland Security Committee said his retirement would begin after the House votes again on the GOP’s domestic-policy megabill now under consideration in the Senate.
“I am grateful to Speaker Johnson and House Leadership for placing their trust in me to chair the Committee on Homeland Security, lead the effort to impeach former Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and to pass H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, the strongest border security legislation in history to ever pass the House,” Green said in a statement. “However, my time in Congress has come to an end.”
Green announced last year he would retire but then reentered the race. Shortly before the election, his wife went public with allegations of an extramarital affair, which POLITICO corroborated.
Green did not disclose the identity of his future employer. Under House rules, members are required to disclose negotiations with a future private employer to the Ethics Committee, and are required to recuse themselves from matters where their future employment would pose a conflict of interest.
A spokesperson for the Ethics Committee declined to comment on whether Green disclosed any job talks in advance.
The retirement could leave Johnson with a vacancy for several months. Under Tennessee law, GOP Gov. Bill Lee has to call a special election within 10 days after the vacancy is official, with the general election to be held between 100 and 107 days after that. The seat is considered safely Republican, with Donald Trump having won the district by 22 points last year.
