Mark Green — U.S. Representative (TN-7), Senate Candidate 2026
Category: Federal Legislator — U.S. Representative; Senate candidate
Role: U.S. Representative, Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District (2019–present); former Homeland Security Committee Chair (119th Congress); Senate candidate for Tennessee open seat, 2026
Priority: P1
Basis for Inclusion
Subject Classification: Public Official — serving U.S. Representative; Senate candidate
Basis for Inclusion: Voted on January 6–7, 2021 to reject certified Electoral College results from Arizona and Pennsylvania. As former Chair of the Homeland Security Committee — which has oversight responsibility for election security infrastructure — his accountability record is particularly salient. He is currently running for an open Tennessee U.S. Senate seat, seeking elevation to a six-year Senate term.
What Is Not the Basis for Inclusion: National security positions or legislative record.
Who Is Mark Green?
Mark Elliot Green (born November 8, 1964, Gadsden, Alabama) is a Republican U.S. Representative serving Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District since January 2019. He is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Marsha Blackburn in 2026.
Green is a physician and Army veteran. He holds a B.S. from the United States Military Academy (West Point) and an M.D. from Wright State University School of Medicine. He served as an Army flight surgeon and Special Operations physician, deploying multiple times, and was among the physicians present during the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003. He served in the Tennessee State Senate from 2012 to 2019.
In Congress, Green served as Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee during the 118th Congress (2023–2025). The Homeland Security Committee oversees CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), which is directly responsible for election security. He was not renewed as chair in the 119th Congress.
Green had been nominated by Trump to be Secretary of the Army in 2017 but withdrew his nomination after controversy surrounding past statements on LGBTQ+ issues, Islam, and mental health.
Documented Actions: 2020 Election
January 6–7, 2021: Voted to Reject Certified Electoral College Results
SourceGovTrack.us, House votes 117-2021/h10 and h11.Green voted YEA on the House objections to Arizona’s and Pennsylvania’s certified electoral results. Both objections were rejected by the House.
Pattern Analysis
Green’s January 6 vote is notable in the context of his subsequent chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee — the committee with jurisdiction over CISA and election security. While chairing the committee responsible for defending election infrastructure, he had previously voted to reject certified results from that same infrastructure.
His current Senate campaign, if successful, would give him a six-year Senate term and control over presidential appointments, treaty ratification, and Supreme Court confirmations.
Severity Assessment
Immediate harm: Moderate — voted to reject certified results
Democratic erosion: High — former Homeland Security Chair who voted against the results his own committee’s agency certified as secure; Senate candidate
Current threat level: Elevated — Senate race 2026
Accountability Status
Current status: Serving as U.S. Representative (TN-7); running for Tennessee U.S. Senate seat (2026 election)
Legal exposure: No known criminal charges or investigations
Election status: Running for Tennessee Senate seat in 2026; incumbent Senator Blackburn not seeking reelection
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Investigative trail pointers (public records)
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| Channel | Starting points |
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| Federal courts | CourtListener / PACER party and attorney searches (spelling variants) |
| Campaign finance | FEC + OpenSecrets for committees and donors tied to documented roles |
| Corporate / LLC | State secretary of state; OpenCorporates for cross-border shells from reporting |
| Sanctions / PEP | OpenSanctions when international business context is already sourced |
| Contracts / grants | USAspending.gov for named entities from investigations |
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Sources
- GovTrack.us, Rep. Mark Green (TN); https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mark_green/412786
- Wikipedia, “Mark Green (American politician)”; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Green_(American_politician)
- Ballotpedia, “2026 Tennessee United States Senate election”
Last Updated: May 22, 2026
Profile Status: Active — currently serving in House; running for Senate 2026