Marjorie Taylor Greene has rarely shied away from expressing her opinion. She emerged on the political scene as a QAnon Congressional candidate, promoter of conspiracy theories, and once in office, she quickly established herself as a loyal supporter of Donald Trump and a detonating right-winger. Even after breaking with Trump, especially over the publication of the Epstein files (Greene, 51, was one of the four Republican representatives who opposed her party to vote on a bill on the matter), she announced her resignation from Congress with a statement that seemed like a bombshell. “It’s all so absurd and completely false,” he said. “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ waiting for everything to go away and get better.”
The fiery rhetoric could lead one to assume that his resignation is effective immediately. In fact, his last day in office will be January 5, 2026, more than a month away. One possible reason he’s hanging on a little longer, enduring the president’s wrath and the potential threats to personal safety that sometimes follow: He claims he’ll be in office for more than five years, ensuring a minimum pension from Congress. Taxpayers will pay Greene $725 a month or about $8,700 annually starting in 2036, according to estimates from Forbes which translates to a current value of just over 40,000. (Not that she needs the money, see below). Your payment will be adjusted each year for inflation. The National Taxpayers Union, which published figures similar to those of Forbes estimates that his lifetime pension payment will likely exceed $260,000. But if he decides to leave office just three days early, on January 2, he will get nothing, absolutely nothing.
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Here’s how the calculation works: In addition to having access to a 401(k)-style savings account, members of Congress receive defined benefit pensions, a retirement benefit not available to most private sector employees. After contributing to FERS, the Federal Employees Retirement System, during his term, a congressman’s monthly benefit, which begins to be paid at age 62, is determined by multiplying his seniority, his highest paid years during service and an accrual rate that varies depending on when he joined the system. When she officially steps down, Greene will have been in office for almost exactly five years (the minimum to qualify for the pension) and will have earned $174,000 over those five years, since congressional salaries have not increased since 2009. Her accrual rate is 1%. Multiply that to get $725 per month.
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How Marjorie Taylor Greene Secured Her Taxpayer-Funded Lifetime Pension
It is not nearly the most generous pension that former members of Congress can obtain. If Senate Minority Leader and New York Senator Chuck Schumer, 74, were to retire tomorrow, he would receive approximately $9,300 a month thanks to his 44 years of service and a higher salary as a member of leadership. South Dakota Senator John Thune, 64, the Senate majority leader, would receive about $6,400.
Even without a pension, Greene is perfectly comfortable financially. She and her now ex-husband bought a construction company, Taylor Commercial, from her father in 2002. Since then, it has grown tremendously. In her most recent financial disclosure, which only requires a politician to report the value of her assets in ranges, Greene said her 51% stake was worth between $5 million and $25 million and that she received between $1 million and $5 million in property distributions in 2024. Another company that appears to rent offices, PMLTD Inc., is worth between $1 million and $5 million and generates annual revenue of between $50,000 and $100,000. dollars.
Greene owns a condo in Washington, DC, in addition to her home in Georgia (although ownership of the latter is murky and, in any case, members of Congress do not have to declare their personal residences on returns). Additionally, it is liquid, with between $3.1 million and $8.3 million in cash and investments. Most of it is in a credit union account worth between $1 million and $5 million, but he also owns a portfolio of stocks in blue-chip companies like Berkshire Hathaway, Caterpillar, JP Morgan and Hershey. Additionally, she is an active trader, filing 22 “periodic transaction reports” indicating that she bought or sold securities in 2025 alone.
Greene has distanced herself from the more outlandish rhetoric of her past. Earlier this month, he explained to the hosts of The View why he no longer believes in QAnon theories: “I was a victim, just like you, of the lies in the media and what you read on social networks,” he said. During the lockdown, he openly broke with his party by demanding the expansion of health insurance subsidies from the Affordable Care Act. In his resignation statement, he gave no clue about his future plans, simply saying that he looks forward to “a new path ahead,” which could range from creating a podcast to seeking higher office. But unless another far-right politician picks up her seat, her legislative priorities — from expanding those subsidies to establishing English as the national language, eliminating H1-B visas for high-skilled immigrants and criminalizing gender-affirming health care for minors — are likely to take a backseat.
This article was originally published by Forbes US.
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