Jon Ossoff
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff (born February 16, 1987)[1] is an American documentary filmmaker and politician. Ossoff is the Senior United States Senator from Georgia since 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 Serving with Raphael Warnock | |
| Preceded by | David Perdue |
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| Born | Thomas Jonathan Ossoff February 16, 1987 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Alisha Kramer (m. 2017) |
| Education | Georgetown University (BSFS) London School of Economics (MSc) |
| Website | Campaign website |
He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2017 special election in Georgia's 6th congressional district.[2][3][4][5]
Ossoff ran against Republican Georgia Senator David Perdue in the 2020 election for United States Senate.[6] He won the election in a run-off race on January 5, 2021. Ossoff is the first Millennial senator to be elected.[7]
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Results of the 2017 special House election; Ossoff lost to Karen Handel 52 to 48 percent.
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Ossoff speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on November 10, 2020.
Ossoff and fellow Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock meet with the President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at Emory University on March 19, 2021.
Ossoff and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy meet with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, September 6, 2021.
Ossoff with his now-wife, Alisha Kramer, during his 2017 congressional campaign.
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References
- ↑ Mr. Thomas Jonathan Ossoff, Insight Twi Limited; findthecompany.co.uk[dead link] (subscription required)
- ↑ "Insight TWI: The World Investigates".
- ↑ Bluestein, Greg (January 5, 2017). "A Democrat with a pile of cash commitments announces for Tom Price's seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ "About Jon". Jon Ossoff for Congress. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ Bill Barrow (February 14, 2017). "Georgia special election shapes up as referendum on Trump". Associated Press.
- ↑ Astor, Maggie (2019-09-09). "Jon Ossoff Will Run for Senate in Georgia" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/politics/jon-ossoff-2020-georgia-senate.html. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ Bill Bostock (January 6, 2020). "Jon Ossoff is the youngest Democrat elected to the Senate since Joe Biden in 1973". Business Insider. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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