{"id":584672,"date":"2026-04-15T00:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/584672\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:35:11","slug":"republican-clay-fuller-sworn-in-to-take-house-seat-formerly-held-by-marjorie-taylor-greene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/584672\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, administers the House oath of office to Rep. Clay Fuller, R-Ga., during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Kate Fuller holds the Bible.( AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana) (Jose Luis Magana)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">WASHINGTON \u2013 Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/georgia-congressional-election-clay-fuller-shawn-harris-bfed8047f8300cf5e3d57d92280967b8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clay Fuller<\/a> of Georgia was sworn into office Tuesday after winning a special election to take the congressional seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Fuller represents a deep red district in northwest Georgia and has sought to align himself with President Donald Trump as much as possible. Fuller will serve out the remaining months of Greene\u2019s term, maintaining Republicans\u2019 slim majority in the House. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Greene resigned her seat after a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-republicans-maga-feud-f4b0dffe06440dfed16d336d08a05422\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contentious<\/a> public fallout with Trump that has shown no signs of letting up despite her exodus from Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cYou have sent a warrior to Congress and I can&#8217;t wait to fight for you each and every day,\u201d Fuller said to his constituents as he addressed the House. \u201cTo my Democratic colleagues, I look forward to working with each and every one of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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