Overview
- Green’s resignation, effective July 20, concludes his service as Homeland Security Committee chair where he spearheaded the impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
- His final act in Congress was casting a decisive vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill, the administration’s signature budget reconciliation measure
- The vacancy reduces the House Republican majority to 219–212, tightening Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin on future legislation
- Under Tennessee law, Gov. Bill Lee must call a special election within ten days, with primaries and a general election following statutory timelines
- Candidates Matt Van Epps, Jay Reedy, Jason Knight and Jon Thorpe have announced bids in the solidly Republican 7th District