Monday, January 5 was former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s final day in Congress. It appears the date of her resignation was strategically timed so that she will still qualify for a taxpayer-funded pension.
Greene, 51, first won her seat to U.S. Congress in the 2020 elections, and announced on November 21 that she would be resigning from Congress effective January 5, 2026.
Once a MAGA darling and staunch Trump supporter, Greene has “gone rogue” over the past few months, publicly condemning President Donald Trump, making multiple appearances on liberal media outlets, and actually siding with Democrats on multiple issues.
Her resignation was a slap in the face to Republicans, as it narrowed the GOP majority in the House even more.
On Monday, Demian Brady, of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, announced on X, “Today is Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day in Congress — and thanks to the timing of her resignation, she just cleared the five-year threshold needed to lock in a taxpayer-funded federal pension by three days.”
Brady had first explained the situation on November 22, the day after Greene announced she would be leaving Congress. In a blog report, he wrote:
In a surprise announcement, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026—giving her 46 more days in office. The timing matters more than people may realize. Under federal law, members of Congress qualify for a pension, funded in part with taxpayer contributions, only after completing five full years of service. Greene began serving on January 3, 2021, and her departure date leaves her with 1,829 days of service—five years and three days, just enough to meet the eligibility threshold. Her pension would start at $8,717 at age 62, and, based on actuarial data, could total more than $265,000 over her lifetime.
Under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), members qualify for a full, deferred pension at age 62 if they have completed at least five years of service. Because Greene entered Congress after 2013, she falls under the standard FERS pension formula for members. Her pension is based on three factors: how long she served in federal roles, the average of her highest three years of salary (“high-3”), and an accrual rate of 1% per year. Rank-and-file members earn $174,000 annually—a figure that has remained frozen for years due to Congress voting repeatedly to block its own cost-of-living adjustments (the subject of a lawsuit by several former members that could cost taxpayers $70 million).
Today is Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day in Congress — and thanks to the timing of her resignation, she just cleared the five-year threshold needed to lock in a taxpayer-funded federal pension by three days. @ntuf https://t.co/8K2DJp2hkd
— Demian Brady (@demianbrady) January 5, 2026
BREAKING: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is RESIGNING from office
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