ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) \u2014 When Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s resignation from Congress takes effect on January 5 of next year, she will not qualify for a full federal retirement package.<\/p>\n
The 51-year-old Greene will, however, have had enough service to be entitled to a deferred Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuity beginning at age 62, or she could take a refund of her retirement contributions instead. <\/p>\n
Greene was first sworn in January 2021, so her Jan. 5, 2026, resignation gives her just over five years of congressional service.<\/p>\n
Members first elected after 1984 are covered by FERS. Under current FERS eligibility rules for members of Congress, an immediate annuity generally requires either age 62 with at least five years of service, or age 50 with 20 years of service, or any age with 25 years of service.<\/p>\n
Greene meets the five\u2011year service minimum but not the age requirement for immediate payment. So she would get a deferred annuity payable at age 62 unless she instead takes a refund of her contributions, which cancels future annuity rights.<\/p>\n
PROGRAMMING NOTE: This Sunday\u2019s On The Record With Atlanta News First will feature an in-depth look at Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s resignation and its impact on Georgia and the nation. Watch On The Record With Atlanta News First at 11 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n
After her resignation, Greene will keep or receive her: <\/p>\n
Greene, who was elected to the 14th congressional district in 2020 and overwhelmingly re-elected since, said she was resigning over her disillusionment with the nation\u2019s current political climate, stemming from a recent political split with the nation\u2019s 47th president.<\/p>\n
A special election to fill Greene\u2019s 14th congressional seat<\/a> will probably happen in March<\/a>, according to Ricky Hess, chairman of the Paulding County Republican Party. <\/p>\n If there is a special election to fill out the rest of Greene\u2019s term, Gov. Brian Kemp will be the elected official to set the date. With Greene\u2019s announced resignation date of Jan. 5, 2026<\/a>, the northwest Georgia district will go without representation on Capitol Hill until a new congressperson is elected.<\/p>\n LATEST COVERAGE<\/b><\/p>\n Georgia\u2019s nationally watched midterms in the 2026 primary are on May 19, 2026. Kemp may decide to call for a special election before that date, or could simply let the seat remain vacant until the state\u2019s primary rolls around.<\/p>\n According to Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, no temporary appointments to the seat are allowed. All House vacancies must be filled by an election, regardless of when the representative resigns. <\/p>\n Atlanta News First and Atlanta News First+ provide you with the latest <\/b>news, headlines and insights<\/b><\/a> as Georgia continues its role at the forefront of the nation\u2019s political scene. <\/b>Download our Atlanta News First app<\/b><\/a> for the latest political news and information.<\/b><\/p>\n Atlanta News First podcasts are available now on: <\/b>Spotify<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Apple Podcasts <\/b><\/a>| <\/b>Amazon Music<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>YouTube<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2025 WANF. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) \u2014 When Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s resignation from Congress takes effect on January 5…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":398018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[12086,17032,76379,76706,11581,64,7033,188606,69,8988,90,188609,188603,188610,188616,51,9701,188618,188619,188605,188604,188611,188615,188608,48188,188617,188614,255,80,5005,5620,52,277,67,132,68,11582,188613,188612,188607],"class_list":{"0":"post-398017","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-12086","9":"tag-2026-election","10":"tag-2026-midterms","11":"tag-atlanta-news","12":"tag-atlanta-news-first","13":"tag-business","14":"tag-democrats","15":"tag-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-resign","16":"tag-donald-trump","17":"tag-election","18":"tag-elections","19":"tag-georgia-governor","20":"tag-georgia-news","21":"tag-georgia-politics","22":"tag-georgias-14th-district","23":"tag-headlines","24":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene","25":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene-district","26":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene-pension","27":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene-resignation","28":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns","29":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene-retiring","30":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene-statement","31":"tag-marjorie-taylor-greene-to-resign","32":"tag-mtg","33":"tag-mtg-resignation","34":"tag-mtg-resigning","35":"tag-personal-finance","36":"tag-politics","37":"tag-president-donald-trump","38":"tag-republicans","39":"tag-top-stories","40":"tag-trump","41":"tag-united-states","42":"tag-unitedstates","43":"tag-us","44":"tag-wanf","45":"tag-who-will-replace-marjorie-taylor-greene","46":"tag-why-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-resign","47":"tag-why-is-marjorie-taylor-greene-resigning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}