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Homeland Security Chair Mark Green to Resign After Vote on Trump’s Reconciliation Package

He cited a private sector opportunity that he called too exciting to pass up, with his departure set to follow final House approval of the bill.

FILE - Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., center, is joined by from left: Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) speaks as U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before a House Homeland Security hearing on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden/File Photo
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen during a news briefing after a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump joined conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee on Sunday evening. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., speaks during a hearing with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025.

Overview

  • Green announced on Monday that he will vacate his seat after the House holds a final vote on President Trump’s reconciliation package.
  • He said the decision was prompted by a private sector opportunity that he described as too exciting to pass up.
  • His resignation will trigger a special election in Tennessee’s 7th District, a reliably Republican seat with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+10.
  • The departure will tighten the GOP’s narrow House majority, which can now afford to lose only three votes on party-line legislation.
  • As Homeland Security Committee chair, Green led Republicans’ impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and oversaw border security provisions in the spending package.