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NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleU.S. Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age39 years old (Feb 16, 1987)
GenderMale
LocationGeorgia
BackgroundUnited States Senator
EducationGeorgetown University, School of Foreign Service (B.S., 2009)
Notable personal detailsThomas Jonathan Ossoff is a U.S. Senator from Georgia, elected in the January 5, 2021 runoff and sworn in on January 20, 2021. He previously worked as a legislative assistant on foreign affairs and defense policy and later led an investigative journalism production company. He earned a B.S. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Dr. Alisha Kramer, and their two daughters.
Supports raising revenue from wealthier Americans and large corporations to finance major public investments (infrastructure, clean energy) while opposing tax increases on working- and middle-class families and advocating targeted tax relief (e.g., for small businesses, teachers).
Supports strengthening and improving the Affordable Care Act and favors a public option to expand access rather than a single-payer/Medicare-for-All approach; focuses on expanding Medicaid, lowering drug prices, and investing in rural health care and workforce policies.
Supports stronger border enforcement against trafficking and smuggling, including funding for border technology and bipartisan enforcement bills, while also advocating for legal protections for migrants and opposing mass detention and wrongful deportations; favors legal representation for detainees and protections for unaccompanied children.
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and related reproductive care, including codifying the standards of Roe v. Wade into federal law. Opposes Georgia’s six‑week abortion ban and advocates for legal protections for contraception and IVF access.
Supports accelerating the transition to clean energy through federal investments, tax credits, and energy-efficiency programs while pursuing emissions reductions and domestic clean-energy manufacturing. Has sponsored legislation to expand U.S. solar manufacturing, increase industrial energy efficiency, and make residential clean-energy installations more affordable. Does not endorse the Green New Deal resolution but advocates major infrastructure and clean-energy investment policies.
Supports universal background checks, red-flag laws, closing the gun-show loophole, and a federal ban on the sale of semi-automatic “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines to the general public; also backs violence-prevention funding and bipartisan criminal justice measures to reduce violent crime.
Jon Ossoff is in the news amid a Senate fight over the GOP-backed SAVE America Act, which would tighten voter ID rules and require proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration. Democrats argue the bill could disenfranchise voters and are pushing for more flexible ID options instead. Separately, Ossoff drew attention after sharply criticizing Donald Trump over a controversial video Trump posted and later deleted, comparing Trump’s actions to those of a Klansman.
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