CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – U.S. Rep. Mark Green of Clarksville has been named chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., was selected by the House Steering Committee Monday to chair the House Homeland Security Committee in the new Republican Congress.

Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green won reelection Tuesday, defeating Democrat Odessa Kelly in the race for the newly drawn 7th Congressional District.