Jon Ossoff

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Describes himself as a "legislative workhorse" and an investigator "exposing corruption and the abuse of power."[1]
• Says he is fighting to cap insulin costs for seniors at $35 a month, lower housing costs, and upgrade health care for pregnant women, babies and children.[2]
• Says his campaigns do not accept contributions from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists, and that he is pushing to ban stock trading by members of Congress.[1]
• Frames his economic message around affordability, saying tariffs, the Iran war and rising health insurance costs are squeezing Georgia households.[3]

Background

• U.S. Senator from Georgia, U.S. Senate · 2021–present[4],[1]
• Democratic candidate, special election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District (lost), U.S. House election · 2017[4]
• Managing director and CEO, Insight TWI (investigative documentary production company) · 2013–2021[13],[4]
• National security staffer and legislative assistant, Office of U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) · 2007–2012[13],[4]

Education

• B.S. in Foreign Service, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (2009)[13],[1]
• M.Sc. in international political economy, London School of Economics (2013)[13],[1]

Where they stand

• Economy & Jobs
  Opposes the Trump administration's tariffs, saying they act as taxes on consumers and hurt Georgia industries. Credits the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law and federal manufacturing incentives for jobs in Georgia.[3]
• Taxes
  Says the 2025 tax-and-spending law's tax cuts went mainly to the wealthy and corporations and opposed its Medicaid cuts. Has proposed tax cuts for small businesses and farmers and supported expanding the child tax credit.[3]
• Health Care
  Supports the Affordable Care Act and has sought to restore the enhanced ACA premium tax credits. Supports incentives for Georgia to expand Medicaid and backed the $35 monthly insulin cap for Medicare patients.[3],[1]
• Immigration
  Says he supports secure borders and deporting people in the country illegally who commit crimes, and voted for the Laken Riley Act. Has criticized the administration's immigration raids and cited investigations of abuses in immigration detention.[3],[5]
• Abortion
  Supports federal protections for abortion rights and has opposed Georgia's 2019 law banning most abortions after about six weeks.[3],[1]
• Energy & Environment
  Opened a Senate investigation into whether data center growth is raising Georgians' electricity bills; has not called for a moratorium on data centers. Has criticized the rollback of federal support for green energy, saying it hurts Georgia's industry.[3]
• Foreign Policy
  Opposes the U.S. war with Iran, which he calls a "regime change war-of-choice" launched without congressional authorization. Supports Israel's missile defense but has voted to block some arms transfers to Israel, citing the humanitarian situation in Gaza.[3],[11]
• Elections & Democracy
  Has introduced legislation to ban corporate PACs, supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, and reintroduced the Right to Vote Act. Rejects claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.[1],[3]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words