Marjorie Taylor Greene says she won’t run for Senate against Jon Ossoff

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she won’t run for Senate against Jon Ossoff

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday she will not run in next year’s Georgia Senate race, a closely watched contest as Republicans hope to eject Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

“I’m not running,” Greene, a Georgia Republican and staunch Trump ally, wrote in a

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that excoriated Senate Republicans, saying she “won’t fight for a team that refuses to win.”

Greene’s decision came days after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who was widely seen as a top contender for the Senate seat, chose not to seek the Republican nomination Monday, leaving the primary field largely open.

Georgia GOP Rep. Buddy Carter

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Thursday, branding himself a “MAGA Warrior” and a close ally of President Trump’s.

The Georgia seat is important to both parties’ Senate ambitions. Republicans are looking to oust Ossoff to expand their 53-47 majority in the chamber, while holding onto the seat could be crucial to Democrats’ efforts to win control of the Senate.

Recent elections in Georgia have been razor-thin, despite the state’s history as a reliably conservative state. Ossoff won his seat by

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in a 2021 Senate runoff. And Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock

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by under three points in 2022.

First elected in 2020, Greene is one of the House Republican caucus’ best-known — and most polarizing — members, known for her heated rhetoric, hard-right views and clashes with her party’s leadership. She’s also a

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, and a Trump loyalist: Mr. Trump said in 2023 he would “fight like hell” to

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if she chose to run.

But Greene’s polling numbers against Ossoff lagged behind Kemp’s. One hypothetical

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poll from last month showed Ossoff leading her 54%-37%. Kemp, meanwhile, led Ossoff 49%-46% — within the 3.1-point margin of error.

Before making his public announcement, Kemp told Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina — chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee — he would not run for Senate, noting concerns from his family, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News.

However, Kemp is still considering his future in the party and may have higher aspirations, according to a senior GOP operative.

Fin Daniel Gómez

contributed to this report.

Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston.

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