[331], With Republican officials under mounting pressure to denounce Greene,[126] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement to The Hill in which he attacked "loony lies and conspiracy theories" as a "cancer for the Republican Party". Greene was briefly a member of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Education and Labor before she was removed from all committee assignments on February 4, 2021, for incendiary remarks she had made before her election. [76][71][72], Greene won the August 11 runoff. She became active in CrossFit in 2011 and made it an important component of her lifestyle for several years. Office Locations Dalton District Office P.O. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Representative for Georgia's 14 th District pronounced MAHR-joh-ree // green Track Her Greene is the representative for Georgia 's 14 th congressional district ( view map ) and is a Republican. Fred Upton, one of the 13, said that he received over 1,000 calls, including death threats, after Greene publicized their office phone numbers on Twitter. [250] According to a leaked seven-page document on the aims of the caucus, they believe that "America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions. Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. International Affairs (22%) (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images) By Jackie Calmes Columnist March 2, 2023 3 AM. [50][51], Having originally announced her intention to run in Georgia's 7th congressional district,[2] Greene instead began her campaign in the 6th district, where she resided, on June 4, 2019. Georgia (GA) Greene took to Twitter to state what happened . Greene said a woman and her son began shouting at her like "demons" while. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. [6], Greene has promoted antisemitic, white supremacist, and far-right conspiracy theories, including the white genocide conspiracy theory,[7][8] QAnon, and Pizzagate. In response, Greene displayed a transphobic poster outside her office reading: "There are TWO genders: Male & Female. Postal Service website for more information. REP. TAYLOR GREENE SUGGESTS 'NATIONAL DIVORCE' ON PRESIDENT'S DAY She said support for transgender ideology is only hurting kids and is often hurting the most vulnerable. Im having a problem with a government agency, need legal help, want to schedule a meeting or White House tour, or have another question. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia falsely claimed Tuesday that the Biden administration is responsible for the fentanyl deaths of two young men who actually died during the Trump [106], Greene defeated Jennifer Strahan in the Republican primary. [126], On February 9, 2021, Shaun Holmes, the father of a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome, confronted Greene at a Whitfield County Republican Party meeting. Floyd County chief elections clerk Robert Brady told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that nothing happened to the missing ballot, and that it was canceled according to procedure, adding that "he [Perry Greene] signed an affidavit on [October] 23rd and he was allowed to vote. Greene also promoted a false anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that the 2018 Camp Fire, a deadly wildfire in California, was caused by space lasers owned by the Rothschild family. [33][34], In statements made in 2019[35] and on February 4, 2021, in a House floor speech, explaining her position on gun rights and school shootings, Greene alluded to being affected by a September 1990 incident at her high school, in which an armed student held 53 students hostage for over five hours. [158] She called restrictions imposed in the U.S. Capitol in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including face mask requirements, "tyrannical control" by Democrats. [313], Greene has criticized the presence of the Georgia Guidestones, a 19-foot high megalithic granite monument installed in Elberton in 1982, an attraction that drew 20,000 annual visitors. [2][395] Perry Greene announced in September 2022 that he was filing for divorce and that their marriage was "irretrievably broken". [340][341], McCarthy met with Greene on February 2 and then held meetings with the House GOP Steering Committee,[342] which is responsible for committee assignments for Republican members of the House. ', "The Earth's climate has always changed, and there is NO amount of taxes or government that can change it. 8731 (117th): Protect Childrens Innocence Act, H.Res. "[13][297] She has also claimed that Democratic National Committee staff member Seth Rich was murdered by the MS-13 gang on Obama's behalf. [15], In 2018 and 2019, Greene's Facebook account expressed support for the execution of leading Democrats, including Pelosi, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, as well as support for the execution of FBI agents. Greene is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. Her comments drew widespread criticism, including from leading Republican representatives and the Jewish community. organized the Jan. 6 Capitol riot", "At least 6 GOP members of Congress asked the Trump White House for a January 6 pardon, including Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Impeach the Biden Family", "Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will introduce impeachment articles against Biden", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Behind More Than Half of Attempts to Impeach Biden", "Rep. Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress", "Pelosi Blasts GOP Leadership Over Rep. 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Republican, father of son with DS confronts Rep. Greene over offensive word", "CrossFit Is Finally Fed Up With Marjorie Taylor Greene", "FEC complaint accuses Marjorie Taylor Greene of violating election law", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Appeared in a Super PAC Ad Asking for Money. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. [84] Facebook deleted the meme the next day for violating its policies on inciting violence, prompting Greene to claim that Democrats were trying to "cancel" her. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 28: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Asked about her use of the word "retard" to refer to individuals with the syndrome, Greene said: "I guess it was a slang word. This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. 8196 (117th): Protecting Mothers and Babies from Terrorism Act. [199][200] Guam governor Lou Leon Guerrero told the Guam Daily Post that her office would be "more than happy to send Representative Greene's office a copy of Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam". 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[107], Greene is facing a legal challenge to her eligibility based on her alleged involvement in organizing and promoting the 2021 United States Capitol attack, based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which bars people who have engaged in insurrection from serving in Congress. [208] She has suggested that Ukraine instigated the invasion by agitating Russia. [286], In April 2022, Kimmel said of Greene, "Where is Will Smith when you really need him?" Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week following another violation of the platform's rules, the company said Tuesday. [1][33][38] The couple are its vice president and president, respectively. Joseph F. Morelli, 51, of Endicott, admitted to leaving a series of disturbing voicemail messages in March last year directed at Greene. [29][30], Greene was born in Milledgeville, Georgia, on May 27, 1974,[31] the daughter of Robert Taylor. [1] She graduated from South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia in 1992,[32][33] and the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1996. [286], In August 2022, Greene claimed that Democrats had designed the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri to boost Biden in the midterms because the Russian invasion of Ukraine had not achieved this, shortly before doubting he had been killed. Senator Kelly Loeffler made a brief appearance. [1], According to ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta, in May 2021, Greene broke Georgia law by claiming two homestead exemptions in taxes on her properties, an older home and one she bought in the Georgia's 14th congressional district when she ran for office; only one exemption may legally be claimed. [95][96] She later mocked Van Ausdal's appearance and got into an argument with former Republican senator Jeff Flake on Twitter. If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. A resurfaced video from the first season of "American Idol" in 2002 has Twitter users doing a double take at a singer who resembles Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. [292] In a 2017 video, she said that "many of the things" said on 4chan by the eponymous Q whom she called a "patriot" "have really proven to be true". Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. Greene is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. [49] When visiting the offices of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, Greene falsely claimed that they were not "official" representatives because they were sworn in to Congress on the Quran. [239], Greene opposes the Black Lives Matter movement and has called it a Marxist group. [134] When Pelosi announced the creation of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, Greene declared her interest in being seated on it. [311] Hogg called for Greene to be expelled from Congress, saying that McCarthy tacitly supported Greene by not taking actions to sanction her. [48] She also called Ocasio-Cortez's office a day care. [188] She also posted misinformation about the virus, saying it "is not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65". [153] On April 15, 2021, Greene and Boebert cast two lone votes against a bill to reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program. [169][170] Two days later, on a podcast hosted by evangelical commentator David Brody,[171] Greene called Pelosi "mentally ill" and said that Pelosi's requirement that House members continue wearing masks until they all prove they have been vaccinated "is exactly the [same] type of abuse" as Jews being "put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany" during the Holocaust. "[217], 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". in response to Greene accusing Republicans who supported then-Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson of being "pro-pedophile", referencing the incident in which Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. Capitol. [323], Greene was baptized, raised, and married as a member of the Roman Catholic Church, but stopped attending Catholic mass services in reaction to Catholic Church sexual abuse cases. [27] That day, the Democratic-controlled House Rules Committee passed Wasserman Schultz's motion to remove Greene from her committee assignments. Marjorie Taylor Greene (born May 27, 1974), also known by her initials MTG,[2] is an American politician, businesswoman, and far-right conspiracy theorist[3][4] who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021. [314], In 2018, Greene shared a video, With Open Gates: The Forced Collective Suicide of European Nations repeating the antisemitic white genocide conspiracy theory that Zionists are conspiring to flood Europe with migrants to replace the native white populations. ", "Who is the Republican extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene? We need to hold Democrats accountable and defund all of their climate garbage"[265]contrary to the scientific consensus that the costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time. It helps us to feed people, it keeps people alive. [115][116] She also retweeted a clip from Fox News host Tucker Carlson, in which Carlson citing Revolver News, a right-wing news website claimed that agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation might have organized and participated in the attack. "[251] The document also stated the caucus would "work towards an infrastructure that reflects the architectural, engineering and aesthetic value that befits the progeny of European architecture. [1] In August 2013, she co-founded a CrossFit gym, CrossFit Passion, in Alpharetta, along with Travis Mayer, a CrossFit athlete, before leaving the business in early 2017. [287], Greene has said there are links between Hillary Clinton and pedophilia and human sacrifice[1] and in 2017 speculated that the Pizzagate conspiracy theory is real. [186] Greene also said that she did not support the use of gain-of-function research to identify emerging diseases and develop vaccines and treatments. phone/text records, and emails (from her laptop to her private server hosted on her laptop), we . QAnon queen Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has backed away from the sprawling conspiracy theory web, conveniently at the time she is set to hold a decent amount of power in Congress. Republican, Room H154 [74][75][76] SBA filings declared Taylor Commercial expected to save 12 jobs with the funds. "I've talked with a lot. [18][176][177][178] This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. [304][305] Greene called Hogg, who advocates gun control, "#littleHitler"[15] and, in a 2019 interview with a gun-rights group, denounced him as an "idiot" who is trained "like a dog". Republican funders back conspiracy theorists running for Congress", "Marjorie Taylor Greene's Controversies Are Piling Up. [356][357], During her 2020 campaign and the beginning of her first term in Congress, Greene became one of the most recognizable names in the GOP. Basically I would call her [a] professional campaigner, but she loses. Reached by phone, Shaftan hung up. the representative for Georgias 14th congressional district [41] Beginning in 2017, she wrote 59 articles as a correspondent for the now defunct American Truth Seekers, a conspiracy news website,[13] and beginning in January 2018, 27 articles for Law Enforcement Today,[2][42] a pro-police fake news website. Greene ", "Mitch McConnell says congresswoman's 'loony lies' are 'a cancer' for Republicans", "McConnell, McCarthy Take Different Approaches in Post-Trump Era", "GOP senators distance themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene but no decision yet on removing her from committees", "Democrats are trying to expel me from Congress. [125], On January 29, 2021, Representatives Nikema Williams and Sara Jacobs introduced a resolution to censure Greene for making threatening comments to her colleagues and to call for her resignation. Greene responded that the issue was "paperwork, which is being taken care of". Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she was "attacked" by an "insane" woman and "screamed at by her adult son" inside a restaurant on Monday night, days after she made headlines . Box 829 Dalton, GA 30722 Phone: (706) 226-5320 Washington DC Office 403 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: Greene recently introduced the following legislation: View All [232], 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. "[235], In May 2022, Greene claimed that straight people would go extinct within less than two centuries due to LGBT-inclusive educators, calling them "trans terrorists".