​Georgia will bow to no king!......Maybe right now you feel surrounded by darkness. You might be a little numb. You might be wondering if there is a way out. But Atlanta, we don't have the luxury of despair. - J. Amy, AP, 3/22/25

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​For four years we have been laying the groundwork and are already building the most effective, the most massive and the best resourced effort to empower an overwhelming and victorious coalition in 2026. This will be the biggest and most effective turnout effort in the history of Georgia politics.  - J. Ossoff Campaign Announcement, reported by THE HILL, 1/14/25

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To hear directly from Senator Ossoff, watch this short video:

Senator Jon Ossoff votes against President Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill'

BACKGROUND + EXPERIENCE

Elected in 2021 after defeating Republican Sonny Perdue in a special election, Jon Ossoff is the youngest U.S. Senator since 1980, the first millennial in the Senate, and the first Jewish senator from the Deep South since 1974. Media-savvy and adept at reaching Gen Z voters, he brings a new generational voice to national politics.

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Ossoff’s early career included roles as deputy communications manager, campaign manager, and senior legislative aide to Rep. Hank Johnson, to whom he was recommended by mentor Rep. John Lewis.

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In 2017, he drew national attention with a near-upset in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, long a Republican stronghold not considered competitive at the time. After forcing a high-profile run-off election, Ossoff lost his bid by 9,282 votes.

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In 2020, Ossoff forced a runoff against Perdue, winning alongside Raphael Warnock in January 2021—victories that secured Democrats’ Senate majority just a day before the January 6th insurrection.

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​He holds a BA from Georgetown and a Master’s from the London School of Economics. As CEO of London-based Insight TWI, he produced investigative documentaries exposing corruption, ISIS war crimes, human trafficking, and organized crime. He is married to Dr. Alisha Kramer, an OB/GYN resident at Emory University Hospital, and they have a daughter.​

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ON THE ISSUES

​Ossoff is progressive on women’s rights and health care, centrist on the economy and national security, and known for bipartisan work on military family protections, the opioid crisis, cold-case civil rights murders, anti-corruption measures, and prison reform. In his first two years, he passed more standalone bills than any other freshman senator.

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Highlights of his positions:

• Ban congressional stock trading

• Strong supporter of abortion rights and Planned Parenthood

• Opposes defunding police and abolishing ICE

• Raise federal minimum wage to $15/hour; protect Social Security

• End Trump-era tax cuts

• Backed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

• Accepts climate science; opposes environmental rollbacks

• Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship

• Champions the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

 

In the 117th Congress, he voted with the Biden agenda 97% of the time and has been a vocal Trump critic.

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POLITICS IN GEORGIA

Georgia remains a political epicenter. Biden won the state by 0.24% in 2020; Trump carried it by 2.2% in 2024. Ossoff’s 2026 race is one of two Democratic-held Senate seats in states Trump won, alongside Michigan.

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Potential Republican challengers include Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, Rich McCormick, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. The likely frontrunner, should he run, is term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp—widely considered a formidable opponent.

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Ossoff’s 2021 win cost $150 million; the 2026 contest will likely be even more expensive.

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