Jon Ossoff is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Georgia, having taken office in January 2021 after winning a special election runoff. He serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and previously served on other committees. Before his Senate service, Ossoff worked as a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, and he ran unsuccessfully for Georgia's 6th Congressional District in a 2017 special election.

Name

Jon Ossoff

Party

Democratic

State

Georgia

Committees

Legislative Branch Subcommittee, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Rules and Administration Committee

Key Fact 1

Jon Ossoff became the first Jewish U.S. Senator elected from Georgia when he won his seat in January 2021.

Key Fact 2

At age 33 when sworn in, he was the youngest member of the U.S. Senate at that time.

Key Fact 3

He serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee with assignments to multiple subcommittees including Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Energy and Water Development.

Key Fact 4

Ossoff is a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, which oversees the U.S. intelligence community.

Key Fact 5

Prior to his Senate service, he worked as CEO of a documentary film production company that investigated corruption and organized crime.

Key Fact 6

He ran in a high-profile 2017 special election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District, which became the most expensive House race in U.S. history at that time.

Key Fact 7

Ossoff serves on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal elections and Senate administration.

Key Fact 8

He won his Senate seat in a January 2021 runoff election, part of a dual runoff that determined Senate control.

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