Marjorie Taylor Greene teases major next political step
Greene reportedly has her eyes on a different Capitol Hill job
By Jon Michael Raasch
Daily Mail
Apr 24, 2025
Georgia lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene believes that she may have what it takes to be senator.
The rabble-rousing Republican has been working on Capitol Hill since 2021, and in just a few short years, she has become one of the most recognizable lawmakers in Washington after years of stoking controversy.
One of the most fervent Trump allies, Greene has sided with the president on virtually all of his policy positions. She rarely bucks the MAGA trends set by the president.
Buoyed by support from Trump amid some of her more contentious culture wars, Greene has made a name for herself by consistently backing far-right causes and combatively shouting down Democrats, like Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who disagree.
Now, after years of honing her right-wing message and growing her already massive social media following, Greene is seriously considering a run for Senate in 2026, two sources revealed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The lawmaker is reportedly planing to hop in the race if the Georgia's popular Gov. Brian Kemp opts out of running against Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff.
Kemp is term-limited and cannot run again, so Greene appears to be preparing for a contentious GOP primary should he bow out.
The sources revealed that Greene believes she would 'crush' the competition if Kemp stays out of the contest.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is reportedly eyeing a run for Senate
Incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is up for re-election in 2026
Reps. Mike Collins, Buddy Carter and Rich McCormick are all reportedly interested in hoping in the race, meaning the race could get messy as the House Republicans angle for the coveted Senate seat.
Should she decide to run, Greene would be in the spotlight for one of the nation's most contentious Senate races, which will likely cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
In 2020, when Ossoff last ran for Senate, the contest ended up costing over $500 million, according to data compiled by OpenSecrets.
And already Ossoff, 38, is raising money to fend off a challenge to his seat.
According to a recent Politico report, the Georgia Democrat already has over $11 million in his war chest over a year and a half out from the 2026 election.
Though MTG's hopes to run for the upper chamber may be dashed by Kemp as he is the clear favorite should he get in the race.
Multiple polls examining the race have shown that in a head-to-head matchup between Kemp and Ossoff, the governor trounces the Democrat.
A survey from WPA Intelligence for the Club for Growth in January found that Kemp leads Ossoff 46 to 40 with 14 percent of respondents still undecided.
Another poll from the Tyson Group in February found Kemp leading 49 to 42, with 8 percent undecided.
And Senate leadership has been lobbying Kemp to run, too.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott met with the Georgia governor in Atlanta this month to convince him to run.
As a two-term governor Kemp has a robust fundraising network and an already built out political operation.
Regardless, Greene would be able to breeze through the GOP primary process if Kemp were to stay on the sidelines, one of the sources told the outlet.
She
also has an advantage in being a close Trump ally whereas Kemp drew the
ire of the former president after rebuffing him after the 2020
election.
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