Whopping fundraising shows Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t going anywhere

The number is a stunningly large haul for any House member during the first quarter of a nonelection year, let alone for a freshman member who has been embroiled in controversy and stripped of her committee assignments over her past support for conspiracy theories and other bombastic statements.

For comparison, Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a similarly outspoken and famous member on the other side of the ideological spectrum, raised $726,000 during her first three months in Congress in 2019. Republican Minority Whip Steve Scalise, the top fundraiser in the House last cycle, raised $2.5 million for his campaign committee during the first quarter of 2019. Greene exceeded the haul of Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, who is reportedly planning a Senate bid and raised $1.2 million during the first months of the year.

DEMOCRATS FLOAT RULE CHANGE TO STYMIE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE

“I stood my ground and never wavered in my belief in #AmericaFirst policies and putting #PeopleOverPolitics!” Greene said in a series of tweets while announcing her haul. “The political ruling class fears the people because it’s the people that can take away what they love most. Power.”

That money will be critical for Greene’s reelection effort in 2022, and it shows that she will be hard to oust.

A dozen Democrats are thinking of lining up to challenge Greene but are unlikely to succeed in the ultra-conservative 14th Congressional District, in the northwestern corner of the state bordering Alabama and Tennessee. But she could face a primary challenge from within her own party. In 2020, the primary advanced to a runoff between Greene and neurosurgeon John Cowan, which she won with 57% of the vote.

Some have also floated the idea of redrawing district lines during redistricting for this cycle in order to gerrymander Greene out of her seat.

At an average of $30 per donation, Greene’s haul also demonstrates that Republicans can find fundraising success without being reliant on large donations. And it also shows the staying power of a message and publicity-focused freshman House member rather than one who dives in to legislation and committee policy drudgery.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Since being removed from her committees, Greene has disrupted House business with procedural delays by calling motions to adjourn. The unannounced roll-call votes force members of Congress to stop other business and head to the floor to vote, frustrating Democrats but increasingly frustrating members within her own party as well.

Greene did not reveal how much she has in cash on hand. The full campaign finance reporting deadline is April 15.