GOP Lawmaker Resigns From Congress To Take Mystery Job
Tennessee Rep. Mark Green has officially resigned from Congress to take on an undisclosed new role, further tightening the GOP’s already razor-thin majority just months ahead of high-stakes battles like a potential government shutdown this fall.
The retired Army officer had previously announced plans to step down following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act but had not specified a departure date. In a letter to Republican leadership on Friday, Green confirmed his resignation will take effect July 20, the New York Post reported.
“It’s with a heavy heart that I say farewell,” Green said in a statement. “To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington.”
“While I cannot give the details here, I will be doing something specifically designed to help America compete against the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], but this time in business,” Green explained in his resignation video.
The Tennessee Republican declined to provide details of his new gig in the private sector, The Post added.
Shortly after announcing his intention to resign last month, Rep. Mark Green was reported by Notus to have been pitching business ventures in Guyana to lobbyists.
It's with a heavy heart that I say farewell.
— Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) July 4, 2025
To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington. pic.twitter.com/fwjVMCRtpQ
With his departure now official, the Republican majority in the House narrows to 219-212, The Post noted.
But the GOP margin is expected to shrink even further once Democrats fill three vacant seats left by members who died earlier this year. All three are in safely blue districts, and Democrats are strongly favored to win the upcoming fall special elections.
A special election will also be held to replace Green, who won Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s former House seat in 2018. Blackburn is now reportedly weighing a bid for Tennessee governor.
Green also chaired the powerful House Homeland Security Committee, which was instrumental in crafting the border security provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed the House last week.
Last September, Green made national headlines when his wife filed for divorce, accusing him of having an affair with a woman who worked at Axios.
She later admitted to misidentifying the purported mistress, telling Politico, “I want to correct the record, because I misidentified someone in that message. My husband has never had a relationship with a reporter from Axios, and I regret having said that.”
The retired U.S. Army officer had previously said he would not seek reelection in the 2024 cycle, but reversed that decision just over two weeks later, said The Post.
President Donald Trump is riding a surge of momentum after signing his $3.3 trillion “big, beautiful bill” on Friday—capping off a string of major victories for his administration in recent weeks.
The bill’s passage follows a series of high-profile wins, including a favorable Supreme Court ruling and successful precision strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Fox News reported.
“President Trump has delivered more wins for the American people in two weeks than most Presidents do in four years,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Thursday statement to Fox News Digital.
“This has been the most historic two weeks of any Administration in history. Thanks to President Trump, America is back and is the hottest country in the world!” she added.
The tax and domestic policy bill reached Trump’s desk after the House passed its final version on Thursday, meeting his self-imposed deadline to have the legislation finalized by the Fourth of July.
