The campaign for the forthcoming special election to succeed Rep. Mark E. Green is heating up as the Tennessee Republican last week formalized his plans to step down.
Green said in a video on social media Friday that he would be resigning his 7th District seat and relinquishing his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee to launch a new business venture.
“I now go back into the private sector to start my own company,” he said. “While I cannot give the details here, I will be doing something specifically designed to help America compete against the [Chinese Communist Party], but this time in business.”
