Mark Green had announced he would not run in 2024 and then changed his mind when Republicans urged him to stay
Mark Green, the Republican chair of the US House’s homeland security committee, announced on Monday that he will retire from Congress once the House votes again on the sprawling tax and budget policy bill backed by Donald Trump.
In a statement, Green said he was offered a private sector opportunity “that was too exciting to pass up”, so the Tennessee representative informed Mike Johnson, the House speaker, on Monday of his retirement plans. The move comes more than a year after Green announced he would not run again in 2024, but changed his mind when fellow Republicans implored him to stick around.
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