Mark Green Resigns From Congress, Further Shrinking House Gop Majority

Rep. Mark Green's past time successful agency was Sunday, leaving 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. 

With Green's departure, location are now 431 House members and 4 vacancies, including those from precocious Democratic Reps. Sylvester Turner of Texas, Raul Grijalva of Arizona, and Gerry Connolly of Virginia.

Green, nan Republican from Tennessee, said past period that he would time off Congress for nan backstage assemblage erstwhile nan House voted again connected President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," successful a connection first obtained by Fox News Digital.

"It is pinch a dense bosom that I denote my status from Congress. Recently, I was offered an opportunity successful nan backstage assemblage that was excessively breathtaking to walk up. As a result, coming I notified nan Speaker and nan House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress arsenic soon arsenic nan House votes erstwhile again connected nan reconciliation package," Green said.

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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., arrives to statesman nan impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas complete nan situation astatine nan U.S.-Mexico border, Jan. 30, 2024, astatine nan Capitol successful Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

And pinch nan House of Representatives passing Trump's megabill by a self-imposed July 4th deadline, Green shared pinch Fox News that his last time successful Congress would beryllium Sunday, July 20. 

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He called serving Tennessee's 7th Congressional District "the grant of a lifetime."

"They asked maine to present connected nan blimpish values and principles we each clasp dear, and I did my level champion to do so. Along nan way, we passed historical taxation cuts, worked pinch President Trump to unafraid nan border, and defended guiltless life. I americium highly proud of my activity arsenic Chairman of nan Homeland Security Committee, and want to convey my staff, some successful my seventh territory office, arsenic good arsenic nan master unit connected that committee," Green said.

Green acknowledged successful his connection that he had antecedently geared up to discontinue successful nan past Congress, but reversed course.

"Though I planned to discontinue astatine nan extremity of nan erstwhile Congress, I stayed to guarantee that President Trump’s separator information measures and priorities make it done Congress," he said.

President Donald Trump signs nan 'One, Big Beautiful Bill' astatine nan White House connected nan Fourth of July. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

"By overseeing nan separator information condition of nan reconciliation package, I person done that. After that, I will retire, and location will beryllium a typical predetermination to switch me."

Green is an Army seasoned who has served successful Congress since 2019.

As House Homeland Security Committee chair, he oversaw Republicans' impeachment of erstwhile Biden management DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Even pinch Green's departure from Congress, it's a safe stake to presume his House spot will enactment successful Republican hands.

The territory voted for Trump by much than 20 percent points complete erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris past year.

Fox News Digital was first to study past week that Green endorsed Matt Van Epps to switch him successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. 

Matt Van Epps, a campaigner for Tennessee's seventh legislature district, poses pinch his woman and daughter.  (Courtesy of Matt Van Epps' Campaign)

Van Epps is simply a dressed up Army seasoned and nan erstwhile commissioner of Tennessee's Department of General Services (DGS), calling him a "true warrior."

"Matt Van Epps has my complete and full endorsement," Green shared successful a connection pinch Fox News Digital. Green revealed that he served successful nan aforesaid Army typical operations portion arsenic Van Epps, which he described arsenic "a brotherhood that cannot beryllium replicated anyplace else." 

In a connection shared first pinch Fox News Digital, Van Epps said he was "deeply honored" to person Green's endorsement and "ready to put nan group of nan 7th District first."

"Congressman Green has near immoderate very ample shoes to fill, but I’m fresh to measurement successful and proceed his activity connected behalf of Tennesseans," Van Epps said. 

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Several Republican candidates person announced their ain legislature campaigns, including Montgomery County Commissioner Jason Knight, U.S. Army seasoned Jonathan Thorp, Mason Foley of Main Street Health, and authorities Reps. Jay Reedy, Lee Reeves and Jody Barrett.