The powerful House Homeland Security chairman will soon retire from Congress before his term officially ends, he has shared.
Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., will depart from Congress as soon as this summer he announced on Monday.
The surprising update comes a year after he initially declared his intention to retire, only to change his mind due to pressure from Donald Trump and others to continue his tenure in Capitol Hill.
The Tennessee Republican, who spearheaded the effort to impeach former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, had planned to step down in Spring 2024 but was persuaded to remain in his role.
Speaking to reporters, the 60-year-old Republican shared that he received a recent offer that he couldn’t refuse.
‘Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up,’ Green said, according to a Fox News report.
‘I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes once again on the reconciliation package.’
Green’s decision to stay until the reconciliation bill is passed will significantly benefit Speaker Mike Johnson, Trump, and the GOP, considering the party’s slim majority.
House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green announced he will leave Congress this summer before his term is up
Green caught headlines in late 2024 for being embroiled in an alleged affair. He is shown above with his ex-wife Camie
Chairman Green helmed the House GOP charge to impeach former DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas last year
‘It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress,’ he said in a statement released on Monday. ‘Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up.’
‘As a result, today I notified the Speaker and the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes once again on the reconciliation package.’
Green called it ‘an honor of a lifetime’ to work in Congress, he also touted many of his achievements as committee chairman.
He also addressed his previous retirement announcement and subsequent reversal.
‘Though I planned to retire at the end of the previous Congress, I stayed to ensure that President Trump’s border security measures and priorities make it through Congress,’ he wrote.
‘By overseeing the border security portion of the reconciliation package, I have done that. After that, I will retire, and there will be a special election to replace me.’
The announcement also comes after Green was publicly embroiled in an alleged affair and roasted by his former wife online.
Camie Green, who was married to the chairman, accused him of having a relationship with a younger woman before their split in September 2024.
Green addressed the affair rumors himself, admitting at the time that he and his wife were going through a divorce
In a statement on the claims, the congressman said at the time: ‘This is a difficult time for my family and me, and we are currently going through divorce proceedings.’
‘As this is a deeply private matter, I ask for privacy. I will continue to serve this district with all I’ve got, as I have the last five and a half years,’ his statement from the time added.
His former wife was accused of sending messages to those around Capitol Hill warning that the devil had manipulated her husband.
‘Satan has rewritten our marriage in his mind,’ she wrote. ‘I am being quite open about this as 1) I cherish the prayer of any who are willing and 2) I want to make others aware of how readily available “predators” are for our husbands.’
In the messages she said she’d tried to reconcile their marriage, but the congressman wanted nothing to do with it.
Green’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.
