Marjorie Taylor Greene: Difference between revisions

'''Marjorie Taylor Greene''' (born May 27, 1974) is an American politician, [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]], [[businesswoman]], and [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|GA|14}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Levin|first=Sam|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/03/qanon-marjorie-taylor-greene-wins-congress|title=QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins seat in US House|work=The Guardian|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104030953/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/03/qanon-marjorie-taylor-greene-wins-congress|url-status=live}}</ref> She has drawnexpressed international attentionsupport for supporting the [[far-right]] [[QAnon]] conspiracy theory in [[Facebook videos]]. Greene later attempted to distance herself from conspiracy theories.<ref name="qanon" /> <ref>https://www.france24.com/fr/am%C3%A9riques/20201104-aux-%C3%A9tats-unis-marjorie-taylor-greene-adepte-de-qanon-va-entrer-au-congr%C3%A8s</ref> <ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53747851?fbclid=IwAR2n-8CHcZxyKEizKYlQgqnEy7DtuNs98tln8pMxqwvlt-Bu0FIXDiZfHys</ref> <ref>https://www.dw.com/en/challenger-to-qanon-conspiracy-theorist-drops-out-of-race-for-us-congress/a-54902650</ref>

Since 2002, Greene and her husband, Perry, have owned Taylor Commercial, a construction company based in [[Alpharetta, Georgia]].<ref name="FXStabil11092020"/><ref>{{cite news |date=June 11, 2019 |title=Republican announces bid for Congress |url=http://www.thecrier.net/news/article_a10d7fe2-8c95-11e9-ab42-f73e656a5b68.html |accessdate=June 10, 2020 |newspaper=Dunwoody Crier |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610042329/http://www.thecrier.net/news/article_a10d7fe2-8c95-11e9-ab42-f73e656a5b68.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She has long lived in Alpharetta, which is in the 6th district. While members of the House are only required to live in the state they represent, Greene stated soon after considering a run for the 14th that she intended to move to that district if she ran there.<ref>{{cite news |first=Diane |last=Wagner |date=December 9, 2019 |title=GOP candidate from outside the district eyeing Graves' Congressional seat |url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/gop-candidate-from-outside-the-district-eyeing-graves-congressional-seat/article_c8a4be70-1ac1-11ea-b192-bf6c7065f882.html |accessdate=June 10, 2020 |newspaper=Rome News-Tribune |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610042850/https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/gop-candidate-from-outside-the-district-eyeing-graves-congressional-seat/article_c8a4be70-1ac1-11ea-b192-bf6c7065f882.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She subsequently bought a home in nearby [[Paulding County, Georgia|Paulding County]], which is in the 14th.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926538094/npr-podcast-monitors-georgia-woman-called-americas-qanon-candidate|title=NPR Podcast 'No Compromise' Spotlights America's 'QAnon Candidate'|first1=Lisa|last1=Hagen|first2=Chris|last2=Haxel|work=[[NPR]]|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022114554/https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926538094/npr-podcast-monitors-georgia-woman-called-americas-qanon-candidate|url-status=live}}</ref> ByShe thelives time she took office, she had moved toin [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]].<ref>[https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/olm-117.pdf Official member list] for 117th Congress</ref>