CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Republican Congressman Mark Green easily defeated Democratic challenger Kiran Sreepada on Tuesday.

“Thank you all for being here with me. I love y’all,” he said, after arriving to speak to supporters during a watch party at Ruby Cora in Adams.

“I’m pretty excited. I improved on my margin from last year or two years ago. That’s very encouraging. That’s the kind of thing that can make a politician feel good, when you can cross over voters,” Green told Clarksville Now.

Green also said one of the first tasks he wants to complete is getting a stimulus passed.

“We have three weeks to get a budget passed. That’s going to be the first thing,” Green said regarding his agenda as he goes back to work in D.C.

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