Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District includes downtown Nashville and neighborhoods inside the I-440 loop as well as Clarksville, Dickson and rural counties stretching all the way to the Tennessee-Alabama border outside Waynesboro.

The native Nashvillian announced a bid to run for the seat left vacant by Congressman Mark Green upon his retirement from public office.

Tennessee Congressman Mark Green officially announced his resignation on the Fourth of July, effective Friday.

Heidi Kuhn, long-time Shelby County Government employee and current Shelby County Government Criminal Court Clerk, announced her run for mayor in June. Kuhn, who started her work in Shelby County Government in 2000, has worked in multiple director-level positions within the government.

The campaign for the forthcoming special election to succeed Republican Rep. Mark E. Green is heating up in Tennessee.

Jonesborough’s former Mayor Chuck Vest officially resigned from his position on Monday night during a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, and Kelly Wolfe was

Rep. Mark Green resigned from Congress on June 4 after voting for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed narrowly. He chaired the Homeland Security Committee and represented Tennessee’s GOP-leaning 7th District.

With midterm elections approaching, political leaders across the country are sharpening strategies to retain or flip key congressional seats - and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is signaling a possible shift in redistricting policy if Texas redraws its maps to favor Republicans.