Overview

• Representative Mark Green formally resigned on July 4 after serving as chair of the House Homeland Security Committee.
• Green said he will launch a private-sector venture designed to help the United States compete against the Chinese Communist Party.
• His final congressional act was voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill, a package that combined tax, spending and border security measures.
• State law requires Governor Bill Lee to set dates for both the special primary and general elections within ten days of the vacancy.
• Matt Van Epps, Jay Reedy, Jason Knight and Jon Thorpe have declared campaigns to succeed Green in the Republican-leaning district.