Ossoff, Jon

Jon Ossoff is the senior United States Senator from Georgia, having first entered Congress in January 2021 after winning a high-profile runoff election. Born in Atlanta in 1987, he previously worked as a national security staffer for Representative Hank Johnson and later served as the CEO of Insight TWI, an investigative media company that produced documentaries on international corruption and war crimes. He holds degrees from Georgetown University and the London School of Economics.

In the Senate, Ossoff holds influential assignments on the Committee on Appropriations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Rules and Administration. His legislative work emphasizes government accountability, public safety, and infrastructure. He has sponsored key legislation such as the Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Act and the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, reflecting his focus on criminal justice and border security. Additionally, he has championed local interests through the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act.

Ossoff has taken on significant leadership roles in oversight, previously chairing the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations where he led inquiries into prison corruption and the mistreatment of military families. He currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. Throughout his tenure, he has maintained a focus on bipartisan cooperation to deliver economic investments and improved federal services for his constituents in Georgia.