2025 Tennessee's 7th congressional district special election
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A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district will be held. The seat will become vacant following the resignation of Republican Mark Green on July 20, 2025 to take a private sector job.[1] Green resigned after the House voted again to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.[2][3] It is considered a safely Republican district. Under Tennessee law, Republican Governor Bill Lee is required to call a special election within ten days of the vacancy becoming official (approximately July 30), with the general election falling between 100 and 107 days after that (likely on November 4, Election Day).[4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jody Barrett, state representative from the 69th district (2023–present)[5]
- Jason Knight, Montgomery County commissioner[6]
- Jay Reedy, state representative from the 74th district (2015–present)[7]
- Jon Thorp, veteran[6]
- Matt Van Epps, former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services (2024–2025)[8]
Publicly expressed interest
- Michael Lotfi, deputy state director of Americans for Prosperity[9]
- Brandon Ogles, former state state representative from the 61st district (2019–2023), candidate for this district in 2024, and cousin of U.S. Representative Andy Ogles[10]
- Alice Rolli, former aide to governor Bill Haslam and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander and runner-up for mayor of Nashville in 2023[11]
Potential
- Gino Bulso, state representative for the 61st district (2023–present)[10]
- Chris Burger, activist[11]
- Brian Clifford, activist[11]
- Mark Moore, activist[11]
- John Rich, musician[11]
- Cameron Sexton, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2019–present) from the 25th district (2011–present)[9]
Declined
- Bill Powers, state senator from the 22nd district (2019–present)[12]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Aftyn Behn, state representative from the 51st district (2023–present)[5]
- Bo Mitchell, state representative from the 50th district (2013–present)[5]
Publicly expressed interest
- Vincent Dixie, state representative from the 54th district (2019–present)[13]
Potential
- Megan Barry, former mayor of Nashville (2015–2018) and nominee for this district in 2024[9]
- John Ray Clemmons, state representative from the 55th district (2015–present)[9]
- John Cooper, former mayor of Nashville (2019–2023)[9]
- Darden Copeland, consultant[9]
- Glenda Glover, former president of Tennessee State University (2013–2024)[9]
- Jeff Yarbro, former minority leader of the Tennessee Senate (2019–2023) from the 21st district (2015–present) and candidate for mayor of Nashville in 2023[9]
Declined
- Charlane Oliver, state senator from the 19th district (2023–present)[9]
See also
- 2025 United States elections
- 2025 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- List of United States representatives from Tennessee
- 119th United States Congress
References
- ^ "Rep. Mark Green Retires from the U.S. House of Representatives". June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ Masters, Hamilton Matthew (June 9, 2025). "Rep. Mark Green Announces Resignation". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ Alexandra Koch, Chad Pergram (July 3, 2025). "Congressman's last day in office revealed after vote on Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'". Fox News. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Fuchs, Hailey (June 9, 2025). "Mark Green says he'll retire from House after megabill vote". Politico. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c Rau, Nate (July 7, 2025). "Race to replace Rep. Mark Green gets crowded quickly". Axios. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Smith, Chris (June 11, 2025). "Who's running so far to replace Congressman Mark Green: 3 Republican military veterans step up". Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Stockard, Sam (July 1, 2025). "Tennessee Republican lawmaker entering congressional race". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Schelzig, Erik (June 10, 2025). "Van Epps announces bid for Green seat in Congress, steps down from Lee Cabinet". State Affairs. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Stockard, Sam (June 12, 2025). "More candidates enter field to replace Green in Tennessee's 7th District". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Stockard, Sam (June 10, 2025). "Potential replacements for Tennessee U.S. Rep. Green line up". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Rau, Nate (June 12, 2025). "Names to watch in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Green". Axios. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Chris (June 18, 2025). "State Sen. Bill Powers decides not to run to replace Mark Green in Congress". Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Motycka, Eli (June 11, 2025). "Dixie, Mitchell Moving Toward 7th Congressional District Runs". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Jason Knight (R) for Congress
- Bo Mitchell (D) for Congress
- Jay Reedy (R) for Congress
- Jon Thorp (R) for Congress
- Matt Van Epps (R) for Congress
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