How rich is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?
Marjorie Taylor Greene is an American businessperson and politician who currently serves as a member of the U.S. Congress from Georgia’s 14th District and is often referred to by her initials, MTG.
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Greene has made headlines most recently for, along with fellow Republicans, heckling President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address. According to Fox News, when Biden accused Republicans of wanting to cut Medicare and Social Security, Greene loudly shouted “Liar!” in response. She would later characterize her outburst while speaking on “Hannity,” saying:
“The reason why I did that is because they have used my image and my name as leading the effort in that when we have not had not one single meeting in the GOP conference talking about cutting Social Security and Medicare. Joe Biden is a liar. I represent the American people and I was honored to be able to call him the liar that he is in the people’s house and not allow him to get away with it.”
For his part, the president seemed to “relish” the exchange, per The New York Times. “I’m glad to see — no, I tell you, I enjoy conversion,” Biden replied to his critics before continuing.
Greene’s Net Worth
Her base yearly salary as a member of Congress is $174,000, and Celebrity Net Worth estimates her total wealth at ~$700,000.
Prior to being elected to Congress, she and her husband purchased her father’s construction company, called Taylor Commercial. One of her main early businesses was a CrossFit gym in Georgia that she bought and flipped. The gym continues to be one of the nation’s most successful CrossFit training centers in the country.
Greene purchased as much as $50,000 worth of shares in Trump’s social media venture, Digital World Acquisition Corp., in October 2021, according to CBS News.
Greene’s Political Career
Greene, a staunch Republican, took office on Jan. 3, 2021. She was and remains a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump and has admitted to having been a vocal supporter of the QAnon movement in the past.
On April 18, 2022, a group of Georgians successfully won the right to pursue having her removed from the ballot as she seeks re-election to Congress, according to the New York Times. The effort is based on a Civil War-era constitutional provision barring members of the Confederacy from holding office. They lost the appeal in May 2022.
Previously, she made news with her polarizing anti-mask stance and the huge fines she has received for refusing to comply.
Her Early Years & Private Life
Marjorie Taylor was born in Milledgeville, California, on May 27, 1974. She holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Georgia, from which she graduated in 1996.
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She married Perry Greene in August of 1995 and they share three children together. Perry Greene filed for divorce in September 2022 citing that the marriage was “irretrievably broken,” according to court documents obtained by The Hill. While he has requested that the divorce proceedings remain sealed so financial information will not become available, the divorce petition requests equal distribution of assets. The divorce was moving toward finalization / settlement as of December 2022, per Business Insider.
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