NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Green announced Wednesday that he will not run for a fourth term, pointing to the impeachment of the secretary of Homeland Security. Alejandro Mayorkas Just because it was “time to go home” the day before.
“Our country, and our Congress, is broken beyond most repair,” Greene said in a statement. “We realized that our fight is not here within Washington, but against Washington.”
As chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Mr. Greene Mayorkas impeachment Enforcing border security in highly partisan and highly unusual attacks on government officials. His committee conducted a months-long investigation into Mr. Mayorkas, his policies, and his management of the department, ultimately finding on Tuesday that his conduct while in office amounted to “high crimes and misdemeanors” worthy of impeachment. Then he concluded.
Greene has been representing the 7th Congressional District since 2019, which will be rezoned in 2022 to include most of Nashville. He previously served as an Army surgeon and state senator and is a Montgomery County native.
Greene had expressed interest in running for governor in 2017, but canceled her campaign after former President Donald Trump nominated her for secretary of the Army.he later withdrew his nomination He was criticized for his comments about Muslims and LGBTQ+ Americans, including saying that being transgender is a disease. He also called for a stand against “Islamic indoctrination” in public schools, referring to the “Muslim hordes” that invaded Constantinople hundreds of years ago.
After winning a seat in Congress in 2018, Greene made headlines again when she hosted a town hall and said, without providing evidence, that vaccines cause autism. He later recanted his remarks, but state health officials called the Republican ” My pace”
“I will continue to serve this country as I have always done, but in a new capacity,” Greene said Wednesday, declining to say whether she would run for governor again in 2026. However, the seat will be up for grabs due to the resignation of the Republican governor. Bill Lee is prohibited from running for office under Tennessee's term limits for governor.
The Middle Tennessee Congressional seat that Greene will hold in 2022 was one of the seats that Republicans gained significantly during redistricting. These congressional maps are currently facing a federal lawsuit, which is not scheduled to go to trial until April 2025.
So far on the Republican side, Caleb Stack has petitioned to run in the currently open Congressional district.former mayor of nashville megan barry Last year, he announced that he would run as a Democratic candidate.
“We expect candidates who agree with Mark Green, or even more extreme candidates, to announce their campaigns, and we look forward to running against the candidates who survive the primary,” Barry said in a statement. said.
