Georgia voters to pick replacement for Marjorie Taylor Greene in special election. 22 hours ago. Kayla EpsteinRome, Georgia. Getty Images. Her name isn’t on the ballot. She no longer serves in Congress. But Marjorie Taylor Greene is looming large in the minds of north-west Georgia voters as they prepare to choose her replacement in Washington.. Known for her hard-line Christian conservative views, brash committee appearances, and embrace of multiple conspiracy theories, Greene quickly became one of the most prominent Republican members of Congress after winning her seat in 2020.. “She did some stuff off the wall,” said Justin Leonard, a 28-year-old firefighter in Georgia’s 14th congressional district, who voted for Greene twice. “Kind of making conservatives look a little right-wing and a little like nut jobs. But other than that, I think she did her job.”. But when Greene broke her unwavering support for US President Donald Trump late last year, the pair’s rift descended into a very public feud that ultimately led to her decision to quit Congress in January.. “She loved her country, she loved Christ, she believed in values,” Leonard said. “Unfortunately, she kind of went off the rails a little.”. On Tuesday, voters in Leonard’s area, a Republican stronghold, will decide who will take Greene’s place on Capitol Hill in a special election.. Trump himself has bequeathed his “complete and total endorsement” to a Republican former district attorney named Clay Fuller. But Fuller is just one of 17 candidates in a crowded field that features both Democrats and Republicans.. And Greene’s voters share her resistance to being told what to do, even by a president they admire.. Greene’s feud with the president began over Trump’s initial opposition to releasing the Epstein files – something Greene had vocally campaigned for.. She called Trump’s movement “a lie”, while Trump called Greene “a traitor”.. In November, Greene announced her resignation from the House, and has since become one of the most vocal critics of Trump – who ultimately signed a law that ordered the justice department to release all of its Epstein files.. Greene is especially vocal regarding Trump’s foreign policy, which she says betrays his “America First” agenda.. “We campaigned on NO MORE FOREIGN WARS OR REGIME CHANGE!!! Liars every single one of them!” she posted on X on Sunday.. Some voters told the BBC they hoped that backing Fuller would avoid another Greene-like schism with the president.. “I’ve seen the Clay Fuller commercials – Trump wants him to win it,” said Jeremy Ashley, a 52-year-old Republican voter. Ashley said the president’s endorsement helped him choose a candidate from the crowded field.. If no candidate gets over 50% of the vote on Tuesday, a run-off between the top-two finishers, regardless of party, will occur on 7 April. The winner will serve the last few months of Greene’s term, and must then campaign again to win the scheduled midterm election in November.. Feud eru
