Career Timeline of Marjorie Taylor Greene: Major Achievements and Milestones

How Marjorie Taylor Greene built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, known as MTG, is an American far-right politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021. A Republican, she was elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2022 and 2024, following the retirement of Tom Graves. Greene is known for her controversial views and outspoken political stances.

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2002: Acquired Taylor Commercial

In 2002, Marjorie Taylor Greene and her then-husband, Perry Greene, acquired Taylor Commercial from her father.

2007: CFO of Taylor Commercial

From 2007 to 2011, Marjorie Taylor Greene was listed as the chief financial officer of Taylor Commercial.

2011: Stepped Down as CFO

In 2011, Marjorie Taylor Greene stepped down as the company's CFO and began CrossFit training.

2012: Part-time CrossFit Coach

By 2012, Marjorie Taylor Greene worked as a part-time coach at an Alpharetta CrossFit gym.

August 2013: Opened CrossFit Passion

In August 2013, Marjorie Taylor Greene opened CrossFit Passion in Alpharetta with Travis Mayer.

August 2017: Greene Compares BLM Activists to White Nationalists

In August 2017, Greene compared Black Lives Matter activists to white nationalist participants at the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2017: Wrote for American Truth Seekers

In 2017, Marjorie Taylor Greene began writing for the now defunct American Truth Seekers, a conspiracy news website, which published 59 articles by Greene. Also in 2017, she visited Washington, D.C. to protest against a Republican gun control compromise.

2017: Left CrossFit Passion

In early 2017, Marjorie Taylor Greene left CrossFit Passion.

January 2018: Wrote for Law Enforcement Today

In January 2018, Marjorie Taylor Greene started writing for Law Enforcement Today, a pro-police fake news website, which featured 27 articles Greene authored.

January 2018: Family America Project Official

In January 2018, Marjorie Taylor Greene was a top official of the Family America Project, a conservative group. She was also a moderator of the organization's Facebook group.

June 4, 2019: Campaign in the 6th District

On June 4, 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene began her campaign in Georgia's 6th congressional district, stating her commitment to balance the federal budget and criticizing her primary opponent Karen Handel.

December 13, 2019: Shifted Campaign to 14th District

On December 13, 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she was shifting her campaign to Georgia's 14th district after incumbent Tom Graves announced he would not run for reelection.

2019: VP of Taylor Commercial

As of 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene was the vice president of Taylor Commercial, while her husband was the president.

2019: Greene Confronts David Hogg

In 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg near the U.S. Capitol. Greene followed Hogg, questioning his gun control activism and calling him a "coward" for ignoring her.

March 2, 2020: Georgia Republican Party Contribution

On March 2, 2020, the Georgia Republican Party contributed $5,220 to Marjorie Taylor Greene's campaign treasury.

September 2020: Greene Vows to Protect Gun Owners' Rights

In September 2020, at a gun rights rally in Ringgold, Georgia, Greene said she would always protect gun owners' rights and would not vote for any laws making it harder for people to possess guns.

2020: Expressed support for Donald Trump after primary win

After she won the 2020 Republican primary runoff election, Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on Twitter that "The GOP establishment, the media, & the radical left, spent months & millions of dollars attacking me." She has expressed support for Donald Trump and declared her intention to push Republicans further to the right.

2020: Greene Gains Recognition in the GOP

During her 2020 campaign, Greene became one of the most recognizable names in the GOP.

2020: Elected to Congress

In 2020, Marjorie Taylor Greene was elected to Congress following the retirement of Tom Graves.

2020: Distancing from Conspiracy Theories

In 2020, while running for the House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene distanced herself from the conspiracy theory website American Truth Seekers and said she had not referred to Q or QAnon during her campaign.

2020: "America First Tour" initiated

In May 2020, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz initiated a nationwide "America First Tour", beginning in The Villages, Florida. Throughout the tour, the two repeated unsubstantiated claims of fraud purported to have occurred during the 2020 election.

January 4, 2021: Greene Calls for Decertification of Georgia Election Results

On January 4, 2021, Greene called for the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Georgia to be decertified, supporting President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud.

January 2021: Video Resurfaces of Greene Confronting David Hogg

In January 2021, a 2019 video resurfaced showing Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg near the U.S. Capitol, questioning his gun control activism and calling him a "coward".

January 21, 2021: Filed articles of impeachment against Joe Biden

On January 21, 2021, which was the second day of Joe Biden's presidency, Marjorie Taylor Greene filed articles of impeachment against him, citing alleged abuse of power as the reason for impeachment.

January 27, 2021: Representative Jimmy Gomez drafted resolution to expel Greene

On January 27, 2021, Representative Jimmy Gomez drafted a resolution to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House after reports that she had previously called for violence against Democrats. Representative Jake Auchincloss also called for Greene's resignation or expulsion due to her threats of violence against fellow lawmakers.

January 29, 2021: Resolution to censure Greene introduced

On January 29, 2021, representatives Nikema Williams and Sara Jacobs introduced a resolution to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene for making threatening comments to her colleagues and to call for her resignation. The bill was referred to the House Ethics committee and never received a vote.

February 2, 2021: Greene Co-sponsors the Old Glory Only Act

On February 2, 2021, Greene co-sponsored the Old Glory Only Act, a bill to ban U.S. embassies from flying pride flags.

February 24, 2021: Greene Tries to Block the Equality Act

On February 24, 2021, Greene tried to block the Equality Act while it was being debated on the House floor, saying that it would "destroy God's creation". After floor debate on the bill that day, Representative Marie Newman, whose congressional office is directly across from Greene's, displayed a transgender pride flag outside her office. In response, Greene displayed a transphobic poster outside her office.

March 2021: Greene Votes Against Condemning Myanmar Coup D'état

In March 2021, Greene was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'état.

April 15, 2021: Voted against reauthorizing the National Marrow Donor Program

On April 15, 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert cast two lone votes against a bill to reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program, with Greene falsely claiming that the bill would fund aborted fetal tissue.

April 2021: Greene Supports Bill to Restrict Transgender Students' Access to Facilities

In April 2021, Greene supported a bill by Representative Mary Miller that would bar schools from allowing transgender students to use facilities such as bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity.

April 16, 2021: Interest in Launching America First Caucus

On April 16, 2021, it was reported that Marjorie Taylor Greene and other House Republicans were interested in launching an America First Caucus, based on principles of Anglo-Saxon political traditions and European architecture. Although her office initially indicated a launch was imminent, she later disavowed the caucus.

May 2021: Confrontation with Ocasio-Cortez

In May 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene aggressively confronted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber, questioning her support for antifa and Black Lives Matter. Ocasio-Cortez did not respond and called on House leadership to ensure that Congress remains "a safe, civil place for all Members and staff".

May 18, 2021: Fined for not wearing a mask on the House floor

On May 18, 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene was fined $500 for not wearing a mask on the House floor.

June 4, 2021: Called for investigation into Fauci over COVID-19 origin

On June 4, 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene sent Joe Biden a letter calling for an investigation into Anthony Fauci over his statements on the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, calling COVID-19 a "manufactured plague" caused by a "Chinese-made virus".

June 2021: Greene Introduces Bill to Abolish ATF

In June 2021, Greene introduced a bill to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The bill also sought to provide monetary grants to the families of Border Patrol agents killed as a result of Operation Fast and Furious.

June 2021: Greene Votes to Repeal Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution

In June 2021, Greene was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

June 2021: Vote against Congressional Gold Medal and interest in January 6 Committee

In June 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6. She also declared her interest in being seated on the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.

June 2021: Greene Comments on Transgender Women and LGBT Education

In June 2021, during an interview with Steve Bannon, Greene called transgender women "men playing dress up" and "literally having an identity crisis". Later in June 2021, she said that schools teaching about LGBT people is "mental/emotional child abuse".

July 7, 2021: Greene Rejects Trump Reinstatement Conspiracy Theory

On July 7, 2021, during an interview with Steve Bannon, Greene rejected a conspiracy theory that suggested Trump would be reinstated as president in August 2021.

July 2021: Greene Calls for Expulsion of Chinese Nationals and Opposes ALLIES Act

In July 2021, Greene stated that she would kick out every Chinese person in the United States loyal to the Chinese Communist Party and impose strict tariffs on China. Also in July 2021, Greene voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the U.S. military.

August 2021: Greene Rejects Trump Reinstatement Conspiracy Theory

In August 2021, Greene rejected the conspiracy theory that Trump would be reinstated as president in August 2021.

August 2021: Threats to telecommunications companies

In August 2021, after the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack requested that over 30 telecommunications companies retain phone records related to the attack, including those of Greene and several other members of Congress, she promised that companies that complied would be "shut down".

October 2021: Fined multiple times for not wearing a mask on the House floor

By the end of October 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene had been fined 20 times for not wearing a mask on the House floor, totaling $48,000 in fines.

October 22, 2021: Greene Purchases Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp.

On October 22, 2021, Greene purchased shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company that had just merged with Trump Media & Technology Group for the purpose of funding Trump's planned social media app, Truth Social.

November 2021: Greene Criticizes Republicans Supporting Infrastructure Bill

In November 2021, Greene said that any Republican who supported the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was "a traitor to our party, a traitor to their voters and a traitor to our donors".

2021: Greene Opposes Foreign Aid at CPAC

During a speech at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Greene adamantly opposed foreign aid, saying she believes tax dollars should only go to America, not other countries or territories. Her remark about Guam, prompted Guam delegate Michael San Nicolas to offer Greene Chamorro chip cookies.

2021: Became U.S. Representative

In 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene became the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district.

February 2022: Spoke at conference hosted by white supremacist Nick Fuentes

In February 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke at a conference hosted by white supremacist Nick Fuentes, where Fuentes praised Putin and Hitler. Greene denounced criticisms as "identity politics" and an attempt to "cancel" her, and labelled critics "Pharisees".

April 1, 2022: Greene files lawsuit against challenge to candidacy

On April 1, 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a federal lawsuit denying allegations of involvement in the 2021 United States Capitol attack and challenging a law that could remove her from the Republican primary ballot.

April 2022: Greene Criticizes Ketanji Brown Jackson's Answer on "What is a Woman?"

In April 2022, Greene criticized Ketanji Brown Jackson for not answering Senator Marsha Blackburn's question "what is a woman?"

May 2022: Greene Claims Straight People Will Go Extinct and Makes False Claim About Texas School Shooter

In May 2022, Greene claimed that straight people would go extinct within less than two centuries due to LGBT-inclusive educators. She also falsely claimed that the perpetrator of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Texas was transgender.

June 1, 2022: Greene Calls for End to Pride Month

On June 1, 2022, Greene said that "an entire" pride month celebrating LGBT people "needs to end".

June 2022: Greene Argues Canada's Gun Control Laws Would Make it Vulnerable to Invasion

In June 2022, Greene argued that Canada's proposed gun control laws would leave Canada "weak and vulnerable to being invaded and easily taken over by another stronger country", such as "Russia, who is very angry at America right now."

July 2022: Greene Claims Highland Park Shooting Was Designed to Promote Gun Control

In July 2022, Greene claimed that the July 4 Highland Park parade shooting was "designed to make Republicans go along with more gun control" because the shooting occurred "in a rich, white neighborhood".

August 19, 2022: Greene Introduces Protect Children's Innocence Act

On August 19, 2022, Greene introduced the "Protect Children's Innocence Act", which would make giving gender-affirming care to transgender youth a felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison.

September 2022: Introduced multiple resolutions to impeach Biden

By September 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene had introduced five different resolutions to impeach Joe Biden.

November 2022: Re-elected to Congress

In November 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene was reelected to Congress, defeating Democratic nominee Marcus Flowers with 65.9 percent of the vote.

November 2022: Greene Responds to Scott Wiener on "Groomer" Comment

In November 2022, after California state senator Scott Wiener called "groomer" "an anti-LGBTQ hate word", Greene responded that the Protect Children's Innocence Act would stop "communist groomers" such as Wiener.

2022: Re-election campaign

In 2022, Greene's re-election campaign treasurer was asked to provide information about unitemized campaign contributions.

January 2023: Appointed to new committee roles

In January 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene was appointed to new committee roles after being removed from all committee assignments on February 4, 2021.

May 2023: Greene Claims Border Security Contributes to Opioid Epidemic

In May 2023, Greene claimed that lax security at the Mexico–United States border contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States.

June 2023: Expulsion from Freedom Caucus

In June 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene was expelled from the Freedom Caucus after calling fellow caucus member Lauren Boebert a "little bitch" during an argument on the House floor and diverging from caucus positions.

June 22, 2023: Introduced resolutions to expunge Trump's impeachments

On June 22, 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced resolutions to expunge both of Trump's impeachments.

October 2023: Greene Sponsors Resolution to Censure Rashida Tlaib

In October 2023, Greene sponsored a resolution to censure Democratic U.S. representative Rashida Tlaib for alleged "antisemitic activity" and "sympathizing" with Hamas.

2023: Greene Votes to Remove U.S. Troops from Syria

In 2023, Greene was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.

2023: Voted out of House Freedom Caucus

In mid-2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene was voted out of the House Freedom Caucus after insulting Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and accusing her of copying articles of impeachment served against Biden.

November 2024: Re-elected to Congress

In November 2024, Marjorie Taylor Greene was reelected to Congress, receiving 64.4 percent of the vote against Democratic nominee Shawn Harris.

2024: Expressed interest in serving as secretary of homeland security

In 2024, Marjorie Taylor Greene told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that if Donald Trump won the upcoming election, she would be "certainly particularly interested" in serving as the secretary of homeland security.

2024: Re-elected to Congress

In 2024, Marjorie Taylor Greene was re-elected as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district.

2024: Greene's Stance on the Russo-Ukrainian War

In 2024, throughout the Russo–Ukrainian War, Greene has promoted Russian propaganda and criticized the Ukrainian government. Greene proposed an amendment to a House foreign aid bill on Ukraine that would require all members of the House voting in favor of the bill to enlist in the Ukrainian military.