Jon Ossoff

Biography

Jon Ossoff was born on February 16, 1987, in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 2009. He worked as a national security aide to Rep. John Lewis and later as a documentary filmmaker and CEO of Insight TWI. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in January 2021 after winning a runoff election against incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue.

Professional background

U.S. Senator (2021–present); Documentary filmmaker and CEO, Insight TWI

Public service

Congressional aide to Rep. John Lewis; U.S. Senator from Georgia (2021–present)

In this race

• Mike Collins (Republican)

Issue positions

Healthcare (Policy)

Ossoff campaigns on defending and expanding the Affordable Care Act. He has opposed Republican repeal efforts and supports protections for pre-existing conditions. In the Senate, he voted for the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan, the latter of which added substantially to federal spending and contributed to inflationary pressure. Ossoff opposed the Working Families Tax Cuts bill, which made the largest investment in rural healthcare since 2003. Ossoff’s approach seeks to provide more subsidized coverage, lower premiums for many self-employed and lower-income Georgians, and more protection for rural hospitals that absorb uncompensated care. However, CBO estimates the subsidies would cost hundreds of billions over a decade. They reduce premiums for enrollees but do not by themselves solve the underlying price of hospital care, insurance administration, or prescription drugs. CBO projected that ending the enhanced credits would leave millions of Americans uninsured over the decade, while KFF surveys found that large premium increases could force many marketplace enrollees to switch plans or drop coverage. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Ossoff supports expanding the ACA and lowering prescription drug costs, but his approach would require hundreds of billions in additional federal spending while leaving many of healthcare’s underlying cost drivers unresolved."

Taxes (Policy)

Ossoff advocates for raising more revenue from large corporations and high-income households while protecting or expanding credits for middle- and lower-income families. He voted for the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 and the American Rescue Plan, both of which contributed to major inflation and a significant increase in the national deficit. Ossoff opposed the Working Families Tax Cut bill, which provided significant tax cuts to those working overtime and workers’ tips. He called the largest middle-class tax cuts in history “a disaster for Georgia.” Instead, Ossoff voted for a $250 monthly tax hike on Georgia families, costing $3,000 per year. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Ossoff favors higher taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans to fund expanded federal benefits, backing pandemic-era spending that critics argue contributed to inflation while opposing tax-cut proposals for working Americans."

Environment & Energy (Policy)

Ossoff supports U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement and has backed clean-energy incentives but has not explicitly run as a Green New Deal candidate. His most significant energy vote was the Inflation Reduction Act, which created major clean-energy tax incentives, including incentives for domestic solar manufacturing. CBO’s January 2025 baseline placed the 2026–2035 deficit cost of federal wind and solar investment and production credits at about $300 billion. CBO also found the credits would stimulate investment while warning that wage, domestic-content, and location conditions can steer capital toward higher-cost projects. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Ossoff's clean-energy agenda has helped attract manufacturing investment to Georgia, but it relies on costly federal subsidies and industrial policies that expose taxpayers to long-term fiscal risk."

Immigration (Policy)

Ossoff supports open-border policies, including mass amnesty and has voted against border-wall construction, as well as border patrol funding. He also supports sanctuary city policies that harbor criminal illegals. He has voted against legislation to deport criminal illegal immigrants and flip-flopped on the Laken Riley Act in memory of Georgia native Laken Riley. Although he ultimately voted for the bill despite voting against a previous version in 2024, Ossoff notably “never said Laken Riley’s name” in any online posts. At campaign rallies, Ossoff has called to get “ICE out” of Georgia communities and has criticized officers, calling them “roving gangs of masked men” who “look like they couldn’t pass the army physical exam.” Reducing ICE’s role in local communities without a detailed transfer of authorities, personnel, databases, detention capacity, and congressional oversight invites a costly reorganization and potential enforcement gaps and would continue to allow illegal immigrants to benefit from American taxpayer dollars. Under Biden, nearly 400,000 illegal immigrants attempted to cross the border in a single month, with millions in total entering the United States. CBO estimates the immigration surge under Biden’s watch imposed a direct $9.2 billion net cost on state and local governments in 2023, chiefly for schools, shelter, and border security. New reporting shows it also increased home prices in the United States. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Ossoff sides with illegal immigrants rather than prioritizing Americans’ safety and supports mass amnesty and weak border policies."

Public Safety (Policy)

Ossoff supports soft-on-crime policies, including ending cash bail. He has vowed to “demilitarize” the police and partnered with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the leader of Atlanta’s “defund the police” movement. His record shows he backed the criminal justice reforms passed in 2018 in Georgia and was critical of requiring cash bail for minor offenses. In 2020, he ran on a platform that advocated for the demilitarization of local police forces, the passage of a “New Civil Rights Act” that “strengthens civil rights laws and advances comprehensive criminal justice reform.” Ossoff rejects any cut in police budgets but supports some reform measures. In Congress, Ossoff has not supported cutting local police funding, but instead has secured federal grants for law enforcement agencies. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: While Ossoff rejects that he campaigns on defunding the police, his support for bail reform, police reforms, and alliances with progressive figures prove that he has embraced soft-on-crime policies."

Economy & Labor (Policy)

Ossoff’s economic pitch combines infrastructure, manufacturing, agriculture, military-base support, and consumer affordability. He voted for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, and he has promoted Georgia investments in ports, roads, broadband, semiconductors, solar, and military installations. Heritage notes the PRO Act would preempt state right-to-work protections and broaden employee classification, changes with particular significance in right-to-work Georgia. The bill would harm workers and cost businesses $47 billion each year and would be funded by a $2 trillion tax hike. Ossoff’s economic record includes support for the American Rescue Plan, which cost $1.9 trillion. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Ossoff has supported — and would continue to support — expansive federal spending and pro-union policies that fuel inflation, raise taxes, and burden employers."

Democracy & Campaign Finance (Policy)

Ossoff supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and has called for stronger federal voting-rights protections. Ossoff has voted against legislation requiring a photo ID to vote in federal elections, but requires voter ID at his political rallies. In 2022, Ossoff introduced legislation to ban members of Congress and their spouses from trading individual stocks, a response to bipartisan public anger over congressional stock trades. Additionally, Ossoff has frequently criticized billionaires for corrupting American politics. However, since early 2025, his campaign has accepted funds from 39 billionaires, including George and Alex Soros, Reid Hoffman, J.B. Pritzker, and Melinda Gates. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Ossoff has championed ethics reforms and voting-rights legislation, but his acceptance of support from billionaire donors undercuts his longstanding criticism of wealthy influence in politics."

Foreign Policy (Policy)

Ossoff generally supports U.S. alliances and has described the U.S.-Israel relationship as important, but he has also opposed unconditional military support in some Gaza-war votes. Ossoff has repeatedly stood with pro-Hamas radicals over Georgia’s Jewish community, voting against weapons transfers to Israel in 2024. On Ukraine and broader security, Ossoff has generally remained in the Democratic internationalist camp. He supports continued U.S. support for Ukraine and a strong NATO response to Russian aggression. — "𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Ossoff generally supports traditional U.S. alliances but has taken a more critical stance toward Israel than many Democrats before him, despite his Jewish heritage and Georgia’s Jewish voter base. This has created political vulnerabilities for Ossoff while he maintains support for Ukraine and broader American alliances."

Sources (Reference)

◆ Healthcare
• U.S. Senate — American Rescue Plan Roll Call Vote
• U.S. Senate — Inflation Reduction Act Roll Call Vote
• Associated Press — Analysis of Rural Healthcare Provisions
• Congressional Budget Office — Health Coverage and Marketplace Tax Credits
• KFF — 2025 Marketplace Enrollees Survey
• The Wall Street Journal — ACA Subsidies and the Federal Budget

◆ Taxes
• PolitiFact — American Rescue Plan and Inflation
• Sen. Jon Ossoff — Statement on the Republican Budget Bill
• Tax Foundation — Tax Changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

◆ Environment & Energy
• Congressional Budget Office — January 2025 Budget and Economic Outlook

◆ Immigration
• U.S. Senate — Immigration Enforcement Roll Call Vote
• Washington Free Beacon — Ossoff on Local Immigration Enforcement
• U.S. Senate — 2024 Laken Riley Act Roll Call Vote
• National Republican Senatorial Committee — Criticism of Ossoff’s Laken Riley Act Record
• Fox News — Coverage of Ossoff and the Laken Riley Act
• Congressional Budget Office — Immigration and the Federal Budget
• Team Overhaul Georgia — Ossoff Campaign Remarks on ICE
• Breitbart — Coverage of Ossoff’s Remarks About ICE Agents
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection — U.S. Border Patrol Records Zero Releases for Eighth Consecutive Month
• Congressional Budget Office — Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy
• New York Post — Reporting on Immigration and Housing Prices

◆ Public Safety
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff Campaign Partnership
• RNC Research — Jon Ossoff Remarks on Criminal Justice
• Internet Archive — Jon Ossoff’s 2020 Policy Platform

◆ Economy & Labor
• Jon Ossoff Campaign — Biography and Economic Record
• Heritage Foundation — Analysis of the PRO Act
• Americans for Tax Reform — Analysis of the PRO Act
• House Committee on Education and the Workforce — PRO Act One-Pager
• Heritage Foundation — Analysis of the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan

◆ Democracy & Campaign Finance
• Sen. Jon Ossoff — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
• Fox News — Coverage of Voter ID at Ossoff Campaign Events
• Georgia Recorder — Congressional Stock-Trading Ban
• Washington Free Beacon — Reporting on Billionaire Donors to Ossoff

◆ Foreign Policy
• RNC Research — Jon Ossoff and Israel Policy
• RNC Research — Jon Ossoff Foreign-Policy Remarks
• iSideWith — Jon Ossoff’s Ukraine Policy Positions

Ratings & scores

• Heritage Action for America: 0% (2026)
• Reproductive Freedom for All: Endorsement (2026)