Art Laffer Endorses State Sen. Mark Green for Congress

Conservative economist Arthur Laffer, who advised the Reagan administration, has endorsed state Sen. Mark Green (R-Clarksville) for Congress.

Green is running for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-7) to run for Senate.

“As a Tennessean, I’ve witnessed firsthand Mark’s leadership for pro-growth policies in the State Senate,” Laffer said in a campaign news release. “With great tenacity and courage, Mark led the fight to repeal the Hall Income Tax, making Tennessee one of only two states that has ever repealed an income tax of any kind. The U.S. Congress needs Mark Green’s leadership.”

Laffer is known as the father of supply side economics, which contributed to economic growth in the 1980s. He previously endorsed U.S. Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-6) for Tennessee governor and announced he would assist her campaign as economic policy adviser. In Nashville, he serves as founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm.

Green is an Army veteran, physician and businessman. He also has been endorsed by the Club for Growth, Family Research Council Action PAC and the House Freedom Fund.

“I’ve looked up to Art Laffer ever since I was a student of economics at West Point,” Green said. “His work has sparked so much growth throughout our country’s history, and Tennesseans are better off because of it.”

Conservative activist Laurie Cardoza Moore, Franklin Mayor Ken Moore and award-winning songwriter Lee Thomas Miller are considering joining the race for the Republican nomination for Blackburn’s seat.