Mark Green first took the oath of office to represent the 7th District of Tennessee in Congress on January 3, 2019. It is the exact oath he first took as a cadet on the historic Plain at West Point more than thirty years earlier. As a successful business leader, decorated combat veteran, ER physician, and former Tennessee State Senator, Green is uniquely equipped to represent the people of his district.
Rep. Green serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Congressman Mark Green grew up on a dirt road in Mississippi. After graduating from West Point, Green came to Tennessee during his last assignment in the Army as the flight surgeon for the premier special operations aviation regiment, known as the 160th SOAR. As a Night Stalker, Green served three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan during the War on Terror. His most memorable mission was the capture of Saddam Hussein. During the mission, he interviewed Hussein for six hours. The encounter is detailed in a book Green authored, A Night with Saddam. Congressman Green was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal with V Device for Valor, among many others.
After his service in the Army, Green founded an emergency department staffing company that grew to over $200 million in annual revenue. The company provided staffing to 52 hospitals across 11 states. He also founded two medical clinics that provide free healthcare to under-served populations in Memphis and Clarksville, as well as numerous medical mission trips throughout the world.
Green was elected to the Tennessee State Senate in 2012, where he distinguished himself as a conservative leader that fought for freedom and smaller government for all Tennesseans. His many legislative accomplishments include the repeal of the Hall Income Tax and the passage of the Tennessee Teacher Bill of Rights. He won the National Federation of Independent Businesses’ Guardian of Small Business award and the Latinos for Tennessee’s Legislator of the Year award, among many other recognitions.
As Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security in the 118th Congress, Green worked to hold the Biden-Harris administration accountable for its refusal to secure the border or comply with U.S. immigration laws. He led a five-phase investigation into the border crisis, covering everything from the human and financial cost, to the impact of cartels and the massive amount of waste and abuse under the leadership of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. On Feb. 13, 2024, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Secretary Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors—the first impeachment of a sitting Cabinet official in American history.
To solve the crisis at the border, Green led the effort on the Homeland Security Committee to write the border security section of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, the strongest border security legislation to ever pass the House.
In a major legislative victory, Rep. Green’s Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act received overwhelming bipartisan support, passing both chambers of Congress nearly unanimously and was signed into law by the president. The bill protects funding for shooting sports and archery.
Rep. Green was also appointed to the Bipartisan Taskforce to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Furthermore, his 24 years of service—between the United States Military Academy, active-duty Army, and Army Reserves—have impressed upon him the need for well-cared for military families. As the representative of Fort Campbell, Green ensured veteran families were a priority during his time in the Tennessee State Senate, and has continued to do so during his time in Congress.
Green has also worked to improve resources for the mental and physical health of veterans. Since entering Congress, Rep. Green has fought on behalf of K2 veterans exposed to toxic and cancer-causing chemicals during the War on Terror.
Rep. Green’s time serving in the Armed Forces also made him aware of the need for strong American leadership internationally, as well as the generational threat Communist China poses. Green has introduced numerous pieces of legislation to hold China accountable, including a slate of five bills focusing on bringing American businesses home and combatting China’s malign influence. Green’s Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act would make the United States less dependent on Chinese manufacturing, increase economic opportunities in Latin America, and decrease migration to the U.S. Southwest border.
As a physician, Rep. Green recognizes that life begins at conception and strongly advocates for the unborn. Green also brings a unique perspective of a doctor, healthcare administrator, and cancer survivor to the issues surrounding rural healthcare in America. Rep. Green serves as a member of the House GOP Doctors Caucus that focuses on creating valuable solutions to Americans’ healthcare challenges. A two-time cancer survivor, Green serves as Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Colorectal Cancer Caucus. Rep. Green is also a member of the Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus to promote access to quality, affordable health care, and mental health services for all rural Americans.
Congressman Green has won multiple awards for his work in Congress, including the American Freedom Fund’s Legislator of the Year Award for his work to empower veterans, the Ronald Wilson Reagan Award for his work advocating for veterans, families, and the military, and the Guardian of Small Business award from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in the 117th and 118th Congresses. Green received a perfect A+ rating from the Susan B. Anthony List for his pro-life voting record.
He also received the impressive distinction of being unanimously voted President of the Republican freshman class in the House of Representatives.
