Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Easily Elected to Third Term in Congress

Mar. 15, 2025

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at a news conference in Washington on May 18, 2023.Photo:AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Georgia Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene, a controversial far-right Republican congresswoman, cruised to reelection on Tuesday, Nov. 5, handily defeating Democratic challenger Shawn Harris, a veteran and cattle farmer.

Greene, 50, will now serve a third term as the representative of Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, a Republican stronghold in the northwest part of the state.

One ofDonald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, Greene has been the subject ofconsiderable controversysince she wasfirst electedin 2020.

Marjorie Taylor Greene.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

During her time in the House of Representatives, Greene has made several statements referencing conspiracy theories regarding both the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election.

Her promotion of COVID-19 conspiracies led to the banning of her X account (when it was still Twitter) in 2022, though it was reinstated after Elon Musk bought the platform.

Perhaps her most notable comment regarding the pandemic was when she compared mask-wearing to the Holocaust, remarks thatshe eventually apologized forafter drawingfierce rebukes.

“I’m truly sorry for offending people with remarks about the Holocaust,” Greene said at the tine. “There’s no comparison and there never ever will be.”

Those remarks led to Greene beingstripped of her House committee assignmentsone month into her tenure in 2021, though she wasnamed to new committeesafter Republicans took control of the chamber in 2023.

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shouts at President Joe Biden during the 2024 State of the Union.Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images

Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images

Greene is no stranger to getting in heated arguments with her House colleagues, and has previously sparred with lawmakers on either side of the aisle, including former Republican Rep.Liz Cheneyand Democratic Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

When fellow Republican Rep.Lauren Boebert— another fire-starter in Congress — introduced articles of impeachment against PresidentJoe Bidenin 2023, after Greene had previously introduced similar articles, the Georgia congresswoman confronted her on the House floor.

“I’ve donated to you, I’ve defended you. Butyou’ve been nothing but a little bitch to me,” Greene told Boebert in front of their colleagues.

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Before Helene made landfall, Greene was one of the House Republicans who voted against supplying additional FEMA funding to help with recovery efforts.

source: people.com