NASHVILLE – Tennessee Republican Mark Green today firmly closed the door on re-starting his GOP gubernatorial primary campaign but is looking at opening another one that could lead him to Washington.
“I will not be resuming my campaign for governor,” the state senator from Clarksville said in a statement Friday afternoon. “I will instead look to Washington, D.C., to help serve our country and provide real help to President Trump.”
He said “several options exist in the near future to do this and I will continue discussions with people around the state and Washington as I find the best path of service.”
In January, the physician, businessman and U.S. Army veteran was the first to enter the governor’s race. But he suspended his campaign earlier this spring while under consideration to be Republican President Donald Trump’s Army secretary, who later nominated him for the post.
But after withering attacks on the national level from critics over various comments he’s made in the past about Islam and LGBT issues, Green last month withdrew his name from consideration.