Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Declares She Will Not Contest U.S. Senate Seat

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced on Friday that she will not be entering the race for the U.S. Senate. This decision comes as Republicans set their sights on Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff’s seat in Georgia, which is seen as a crucial opportunity to expand their current three-seat majority in the upcoming election. Greene made her intentions clear through a post on X, expressing her belief that the Senate is a place where good ideas often fail to gain traction.

In her statement, Greene expressed dissatisfaction with the current dynamics within Congress. She emphasized, “I won’t fight for a team that refuses to win, that protects its weakest players, and that undermines the very people it’s supposed to serve.” Her announcement follows the entry of another Trump ally, Representative Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who has declared his candidacy for the Senate, becoming the first major Republican contender to challenge Ossoff. Prior to her announcement, Greene had indicated to reporters that she was considering whether to run for the Senate or potentially the governor’s seat over the weekend.

“It’s really nice to have options,” she mentioned, reflecting on her choices and the impact of her decision. However, a spokesperson for Greene did not provide any comments regarding her plans for the governor’s race. With Greene stepping back from the Senate race, Republicans have been actively seeking alternative candidates since Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced he would not run for the Senate.

Despite her decision, Greene confidently asserted that defeating Ossoff “would be easy,” and she pushed back against skeptics who doubted her electability, citing the previous success of Donald Trump in past elections. Greene, who first entered Congress in 2020, won re-election last year with a substantial 64.4% of the vote in her district, in a state that had previously shifted from Trump to Biden in the 2020 presidential election.