Which specific members of Congress resigned in 2025 and what official reasons did they give?

1. Marjorie Taylor Greene — ‘toxic politics,’ personal safety and a feud with Trump

Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would step down in January after a public falling‑out with former President Trump that culminated in personal attacks from the former president, a campaign of harassment against her and, she said, death threats that made remaining in Congress untenable; opinion and news pieces report she framed her exit as a response to “toxic politics” and threats to her family’s safety while critics say the resignation followed her policy rebellions and political isolation ^{[5] [6] [1]}.

2. Matt Gaetz — resigned early, reporting notes absence of a single, public official explanation

Newsweek’s roster of Republican departures lists Rep. Matt Gaetz as having resigned his seat early in 2025, but the cited coverage does not present a unified, detailed official statement from Gaetz explaining the resignation in the excerpts provided; outlets include him on lists of early leavers without attributing a specific, singular rationale in the segments available ^[2].

3. Mark Green — chose to leave before the term ended amid broader exodus, motive not elaborated in reporting

Multiple outlets tracking the record number of House departures identify Rep. Mark Green among Republicans who “chose to resign rather than serve out their full term,” a decision presented as part of a wider GOP exodus; the Daily Caller lists Green’s early departure but the snippet does not record a public, explicit justification from Green beyond framing the move as part of the broader churn in the conference ^[3].

4. Mikie Sherrill — out of office and a special election called; reporting does not specify her stated reason

Ballotpedia cites a New Jersey Globe item noting Rep. Mikie Sherrill as “now a former congresswoman” with New Jersey awaiting a writ for a special election, which confirms she left office in 2025, but the excerpted material here does not include an explicit statement from Sherrill on why she resigned or whether her departure was for personal, political or other reasons ^[4].

5. The wider pattern: threats, infighting and retirements blur the line between resignations and strategic exits

Analysts and reporting place these individual departures inside a broader context of record turnover — with many members retiring to run for other offices, citing burnout, redistricting or political calculus — and an environment of escalated threats and internal infighting that leaders and members say has factored into decisions to leave early or not seek reelection; Axios and other outlets report that threats and the heated post‑2024 political climate have been a motivating factor for some departures, while AP and regional outlets emphasize routine retirements and campaign ambitions as common drivers ^{[6] [7] [8] [1]}.

6. What the available reporting does and does not show

The assembled coverage reliably documents that Greene, Gaetz, Green and Sherrill left their House seats in 2025 and that Greene publicly tied her exit to harassment and a feud with Trump; the sources do not supply consistent, detailed official explanations from Gaetz, Green or Sherrill in the excerpts provided here, so any narrower attribution of motive for those three would exceed what the cited reporting demonstrates — other coverage referenced in the tracker pieces does, however, portray a mix of retirement, campaign ambitions and safety concerns as the recurrent themes underlying exits across the chamber ^{[2] [3] [4] [6] [7]}.