Jon Ossoff
What this job does: One of Georgia's two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years.
- Current office
- U.S. Senator from Georgia (since 2021)
- Occupation
- U.S. Senator; former CEO of an investigative TV production company
Background
- Born in Atlanta in 1987 and raised in Northlake, northeast of Atlanta. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (2009) and a master's from the London School of Economics (2013). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Worked as a national security aide to U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (2007-2012), then led Insight: The World Investigates, an investigative TV production company (2013-2021). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Elected to the U.S. Senate in the January 2021 runoff; serves on the Judiciary, Banking, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Capping insulin costs for seniors source: electjon.com
- Lowering housing costs source: electjon.com
- Better care for pregnant women, babies and children source: electjon.com
- Cracking down on online exploitation of children source: electjon.com
- "We urgently need a federal privacy law." source: electjon.com
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