How Marjorie Taylor Greene built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, often called MTG, is an American far-right politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist. As a member of the Republican Party, she has served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021, after being elected in 2020. She was reelected in 2022 and 2024. Greene is known for her controversial views and alignment with the far-right wing of the Republican Party.
In 2002, Marjorie Taylor Greene and her then-husband Perry acquired Taylor Commercial, a general-contracting company, from her father.
From 2007 to 2011, Marjorie Taylor Greene was listed as the chief financial officer of Taylor Commercial.
In 2011, Marjorie Taylor Greene stepped down as the chief financial officer of Taylor Commercial and began CrossFit training.
By 2012, Marjorie Taylor Greene worked as a part-time coach at an Alpharetta CrossFit gym.
In August 2013, Marjorie Taylor Greene opened CrossFit Passion in Alpharetta with Travis Mayer.
In 2017, Marjorie Taylor Greene began writing for the now defunct American Truth Seekers, a conspiracy news website, and visited Washington, D.C. to protest against a Republican gun control compromise.
In early 2017, Marjorie Taylor Greene left CrossFit Passion.
In January 2018, Marjorie Taylor Greene started writing for Law Enforcement Today, a pro-police fake news website.
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.
On June 4, 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene began her campaign in the 6th congressional district, focusing on balancing the federal budget and criticizing Karen Handel.
On December 13, 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she was shifting her campaign to the 14th district after incumbent Tom Graves announced he would not run for reelection there.
As of 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene was the vice president of Taylor Commercial, while Perry was the president.
In September 2020, Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on Twitter that "children should not wear masks", calling recommendations by the CDC and other public health officials "unhealthy".
In September 2020, at a gun rights rally in Ringgold, Georgia, Greene vowed to protect gun owners' rights and oppose laws making it harder to possess guns.
During her 2020 campaign, Marjorie Taylor Greene became one of the most recognizable names in the GOP.
In 2020, Marjorie Taylor Greene was elected to Congress following Tom Graves's retirement.
When Marjorie Taylor Greene ran for the House of Representatives in 2020, she distanced herself from conspiracy theories and said she had not referred to Q or QAnon during her campaign. She said she no longer had a connection with QAnon and mentioned having found "misinformation".
On January 4, 2021, Greene called for the decertification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results in Georgia, showing her support for President Donald Trump.
In January 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans refused to wear masks in a secured room with other members of Congress during the storming of the Capitol. Afterwards, several representatives tested positive for COVID-19.
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.
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.
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 but never received a vote.
On February 1, 2021, House majority leader Steny Hoyer gave Kevin McCarthy and other Republican House leaders an ultimatum: unless they stripped Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee seats within 72 hours, the Democrats would bring Debbie Wasserman Schultz's motion before the full House.
On February 2, 2021, Greene co-sponsored the Old Glory Only Act, aiming to ban U.S. embassies from flying pride flags.
On February 3, 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke before the House Republican Conference to state that her social media content did not reflect who she is, prompting a standing ovation. The Democratic-controlled House Rules Committee passed Debbie Wasserman Schultz's motion to remove Greene from her committee assignments.
On February 24, 2021, Greene attempted to block the Equality Act, claiming it would "destroy God's creation". She displayed a transphobic poster outside her office in response to Representative Marie Newman displaying a transgender pride flag.
In March 2021, Greene was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'état, for reasons that were reported as unclear.
In March 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested on social media that vaccine passport plans might be "Biden's mark of the beast", and introduced a bill in the House, the We Will Not Comply Act, which sought to ban vaccine passports, as well as the Fire Fauci Act, which would eliminate Fauci's salary.
On April 15, 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert cast two lone votes against a bill to reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program, falsely claiming it would fund aborted fetal tissue.
In April 2021, Greene supported a bill that would bar schools from allowing transgender students to use facilities corresponding to their gender identity.
On April 16, 2021, it was reported that Marjorie Taylor Greene and other House Republicans, such as Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, and Paul Gosar, were interested in launching an America First Caucus, which would promote Anglo-Saxon political traditions. However, Greene later disavowed the caucus.
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 place.
On May 18, 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene was fined $500 for not wearing a mask on the House floor.
On May 21, 2021, Common Cause filed an FEC complaint against Marjorie Taylor Greene, accusing her of "implicit" unlawful solicitation of unlimited contributions in an advertisement appearance made on behalf of a super PAC that targeted Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
In June 2021, Greene called transgender women "men playing dress up" and said schools teaching about LGBT people is "mental/emotional child abuse".
In June 2021, Greene introduced a bill to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and provide grants to families of Border Patrol agents killed in Operation Fast and Furious.
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.
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.
During an interview on July 7, 2021, Greene rejected a conspiracy theory that suggested Trump would be reinstated as president in August 2021.
In July 2021, Greene stated she would kick out Chinese people loyal to the CCP and impose tariffs on China. She also voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the U.S. military.
According to August 2021 financial disclosures, in 2020 Marjorie Taylor Greene owned stocks in three COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, with at least $15,000 of stock in both Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, and at least $1,000 of stock in AstraZeneca.
In August 2021, Greene rejected a conspiracy theory suggesting Trump would be reinstated as president.
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 Marjorie Taylor Greene, she threatened that companies that complied would be "shut down".
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.
On October 22, 2021, Greene purchased shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a company merging with Trump Media & Technology Group to fund Trump's social media app, Truth Social.
In November 2021, Greene criticized Republicans who supported the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, calling them "traitors" and the bill a "communist takeover". She also publicized their office phone numbers on Twitter, which led to death threats.
During a speech at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, Greene opposed foreign aid, stating that tax dollars should only go to America and not to countries like China, Russia, and Guam. This remark about Guam prompted a reaction from Guam delegate Michael San Nicolas.
In 2021, Marjorie Taylor Greene became the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district.
In February 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke at a conference hosted by white supremacist Nick Fuentes, where Fuentes made controversial statements. Greene denounced criticism of her attendance as "identity politics" and an attempt to "cancel" her.
In April 2022, Greene criticized Ketanji Brown Jackson for not answering the question "what is a woman?", expressing her own views on gender and creation.
In May 2022, Greene claimed straight people would go extinct and falsely claimed the perpetrator of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Texas was transgender.
On June 1, 2022, Greene stated that "an entire" pride month celebrating LGBT people "needs to end".
In July 2022, Greene claimed the July 4 Highland Park parade shooting was designed to promote gun control and occurred in a rich, white neighborhood, suggesting it was a conspiracy.
On August 19, 2022, Greene introduced the "Protect Children's Innocence Act", which would criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
By September 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene had introduced five different resolutions to impeach Joe Biden.
In November 2022, Greene responded to California state senator Scott Wiener's criticism of the term "groomer", asserting the Protect Children's Innocence Act would stop "communist groomers".
In November 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene was reelected to Congress, defeating Democratic nominee Marcus Flowers.
In 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene was re-elected to Congress.
In January 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene was appointed to new committee roles after being removed in 2021.
In May 2023, Greene claimed that lax security at the Mexico–United States border contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States.
In June 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene was expelled from the Freedom Caucus after calling fellow caucus member Lauren Boebert a "little bitch".
On June 22, 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced resolutions to expunge both of Donald Trump's impeachments.
In October 2023, Greene sponsored a resolution to censure Democratic U.S. representative Rashida Tlaib for alleged "antisemitic activity" and "sympathizing" with Hamas.
In November 2023, Greene released a "tell-all" book titled MTG. The book, published by Winning Team Publishing, details Greene's upbringing, her first campaign for Congress, and her three-year tenure as a United States representative.
In November 2024, Marjorie Taylor Greene was reelected to Congress, receiving 64.4 percent of the vote against Democratic nominee Shawn Harris.
In 2024, 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.
In 2024, Marjorie Taylor Greene was re-elected to Congress.
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