Rep. Mark Greene, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, announced his retirement from Congress on Wednesday, becoming the fourth Republican chairman to forego re-election in 2024.
The Tennessee Republicans are Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), chair of the House Appropriations Committee. He will retire along with Chairman Kay Granger (R-Texas) and others.
Greene’s seat in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District is considered a “solid Republican” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report and is not considered at risk of flipping blue in November. .
His resignation announcement comes amid allegations that the Biden administration failed to enforce federal immigration laws, lied to Congress, and led to the U.S.-Mexico border crisis. The move follows a months-long investigation into the commissioner.
Greene’s committee last month approved two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, following a 15-hour effort by Democrats to block the impeachment.
Mayorkas was formally impeached by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, and Greene supported the effort.
The 59-year-old lawmaker said in a statement that Greene’s decision was influenced by a successful impeachment vote that preceded the failure of the House earlier this month.
“At the beginning of the 118th Congress, I promised voters we would pass legislation to secure our borders and hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable,” Greene said. “Today, the House passed H.R. 2 and Secretary Mayorkas was impeached, so it’s time for me to go home.”
“Our country, and our Congress, is broken beyond most means of repair. I have realized that our fight is against Washington, not here within Washington. “I will continue to serve this country as I have done all my life, but in a new capacity,” he added.
Greene has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2019. He previously served as an Army surgeon and as a Tennessee state senator.
