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Meet U.S. Senate Candidate
Jon Ossoff
Georgia
Incumbant
Why This Race Matters
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On the Issues
“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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