Jon Ossoff

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Thomas Jonathan Ossoff ( OSS-off; born February 16, 1987) is an American politician who has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. He is the youngest incumbent U.S. senator, and a member of the Democratic Party. Raised in Metro Atlanta, Ossoff graduated from Georgetown University and the London School of Economics. He worked as a national security staffer and legislative assistant for U.S. representative Hank Johnson and afterward was managing director of an investigative documentary production company. He first ran for Congress in a 2017 special election, narrowly losing a seat that had long been considered a Republican stronghold. Ossoff was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2021, defeating Republican incumbent David Perdue in a runoff. Ossoff was elected alongside Raphael Warnock on the same day, which was decisive in securing a 50–50 Senate majority for Democrats, with Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote. Ossoff is the youngest...

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