Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff held a rally in Midtown Atlanta on Sunday (August 16), firing up the crowd with more than 1,000 supporters. The campaign trail of the US Senate race is heating up in the town as the election is less than three months away. "The country's counting on us, Atlanta," Ossoff said. Ossoff said his goal is to fix what he views as a political system, stressing that corporate money must be removed from politics. He urged that spectacular wealth is buying an increasingly larger share of influence over our national affairs, and this corruption explains why the system isn't working for ordinary Americans. He also criticised the war in Iran, rising healthcare costs, and what he called the president's failure to bring down the cost of everyday goods, directing his attacks at both President Trump and his Republican opponent, Congressman Mike Collins.<h3>Who is Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff?</h3>Thomas Jonathan Ossoff was born on February 16, 1987, in Atlanta, Georgia, and has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. He was raised in Northlake, an unincorporated community northeast of Atlanta. In 2021, he became the youngest incumbent US senator, a member of the Democratic Party and also the youngest Senior Senator of the United States. Before coming into politics, Ossoff served as a national security staffer and legislative assistant to US Representative Hank Johnson, and later became managing director of a documentary production company focused on investigative journalism. His first congressional bid came in a 2017 special election, where he came close to winning a seat in a district that had traditionally leaned strongly Republican. He went on to win his first Senate election in 2021, unseating Republican incumbent David Perdue in a runoff held the same day Raphael Warnock also won his race — a result that gave Democrats a 50-50 Senate majority, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. Ossoff holds several distinctions: he's the youngest senator elected since 1980, the first born in the 1980s, and the first Millennial to serve in the Senate. He and Warnock are also the only two Democrats to hold a Georgia Senate seat since Zell Miller's departure in 2005.&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/israeli-minister-ben-gvir-calls-for-killing-30-40-people-in-gaza-every-night-iran-reacts-1786946991609">Israeli minister Ben-Gvir calls for 'killing 30-40 people in Gaza every night'; Iran reacts</a><h3>Early life and career</h3>Jon Ossoff grew up in Northlake, an unincorporated area near Atlanta. His mother, Heather Fenton, emigrated from Sydney, Australia at age 23 and later co-founded a PAC supporting women running for local office in Georgia. His father, Richard Ossoff, has Russian and Lithuanian Jewish ancestry, runs a specialist publishing company, and was involved in 1980s activism against a planned Atlanta parkway. Though his mother isn't Jewish, Ossoff formally converted before his bar mitzvah, and he has spoken about growing up around relatives who survived the Holocaust. He attended Atlanta's Paideia School, interning in high school for civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis. He graduated from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service in 2009 and earned a master's in international political economy from the London School of Economics in 2013. On Lewis's recommendation, Ossoff worked as a national security and foreign policy aide for Representative Hank Johnson from 2007–2012. From 2013–2021, he led a London-based documentary production company investigating corruption abroad, partly funded by an inheritance from his grandfather. Ossoff first ran for Congress in a 2017 special election after Tom Price vacated Georgia's 6th District to join Trump's cabinet. Despite the seat's strong Republican lean, Ossoff, backed by Johnson, Lewis, Stacey Abrams, and Bernie Sanders, turned the race into a national contest over Trump and healthcare, raising record-breaking sums. He led the initial primary but fell short of a majority, then narrowly lost the runoff to Karen Handel by roughly 9,300 votes, in what became the most expensive House race in U.S. history at the time. In 2020, Ossoff challenged incumbent Senator David Perdue, becoming the best-funded Senate candidate ever after raising over $100 million. A Perdue campaign ad that digitally distorted Ossoff's nose drew accusations of antisemitism and was pulled. Neither candidate won a majority in November, forcing a January 2021 runoff, which Ossoff won by about 55,000 votes, running especially strong in suburban Atlanta counties. He was sworn in on January 20, 2021, alongside fellow winner Raphael Warnock, a result that gave Democrats a 50-50 Senate majority via Vice President Harris's tie-breaking vote. Ossoff made history as Georgia's first Jewish senator, the first Jewish senator from the Deep South since 1974, and the youngest and first Millennial senator elected. He and Warnock became Georgia's first Democratic senators since Zell Miller left office in 2005.

Before coming into politics, Ossoff served as a national security staffer and legislative assistant to US Representative Hank Johnson, and later became managing director of a documentary production company focused on investigative journalism. 

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff held a rally in Midtown Atlanta on Sunday (August 16), firing up the crowd with more than 1,000 supporters. The campaign trail of the US Senate race is heating up in the town as the election is less than three months away. "The country's counting on us, Atlanta," Ossoff said. Ossoff said his goal is to fix what he views as a political system, stressing that corporate money must be removed from politics. He urged that spectacular wealth is buying an increasingly larger share of influence over our national affairs, and this corruption explains why the system isn't working for ordinary Americans. He also criticised the war in Iran, rising healthcare costs, and what he called the president's failure to bring down the cost of everyday goods, directing his attacks at both President Trump and his Republican opponent, Congressman Mike Collins. Who is Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff? Thomas Jonathan Ossoff was born on February 16, 1987, in Atlanta, Georgia, and has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. He was raised in Northlake, an unincorporated community northeast of Atlanta. In 2021, he became the youngest incumbent US senator, a member of the Democratic Party and also the youngest Senior Senator of the United States. Before coming into politics, Ossoff served as a national security staffer and legislative assistant to US Representative Hank Johnson, and later became managing director of a documentary production company focused on investigative journalism. His first congressional bid came in a 2017 special election, where he came close to winning a seat in a district that had traditionally leaned strongly Republican. He went on to win his first Senate election in 2021, unseating Republican incumbent David Perdue in a runoff held the same day Raphael Warnock also won his race — a result that gave Democrats a 50-50 Senate majority, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. Ossoff holds several distinctions: he's the youngest senator elected since 1980, the first born in the 1980s, and the first Millennial to serve in the Senate. He and Warnock are also the only two Democrats to hold a Georgia Senate seat since Zell Miller's departure in 2005. Also read: Israeli minister Ben-Gvir calls for 'killing 30-40 people in Gaza every night'; Iran reacts Early life and career Jon Ossoff grew up in Northlake, an unincorporated area near Atlanta. His mother, Heather Fenton, emigrated from Sydney, Australia at age 23 and later co-founded a PAC supporting women running for local office in Georgia. His father, Richard Ossoff, has Russian and Lithuanian Jewish ancestry, runs a specialist publishing company, and was involved in 1980s activism against a planned Atlanta parkway. Though his mother isn't Jewish, Ossoff formally converted before his bar mitzvah, and he has spoken about growing up around relatives who survived the Holocaust. He attended Atlanta's Paideia School, interning in high school for civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis. He graduated from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service in 2009 and earned a master's in international political economy from the London School of Economics in 2013. On Lewis's recommendation, Ossoff worked as a national security and foreign policy aide for Representative Hank Johnson from 2007–2012. From 2013–2021, he led a London-based documentary production company investigating corruption abroad, partly funded by an inheritance from his grandfather. Ossoff first ran for Congress in a 2017 special election after Tom Price vacated Georgia's 6th District to join Trump's cabinet. Despite the seat's strong Republican lean, Ossoff, backed by Johnson, Lewis, Stacey Abrams, and Bernie Sanders, turned the race into a national contest over Trump and healthcare, raising record-breaking sums. He led the initial primary but fell short of a majority, then narrowly lost the runoff to Karen Handel by roughly 9,300 votes, in what became the most expensive House race in U.S. history at the time. In 2020, Ossoff challenged incumbent Senator David Perdue, becoming the best-funded Senate candidate ever after raising over $100 million. A Perdue campaign ad that digitally distorted Ossoff's nose drew accusations of antisemitism and was pulled. Neither candidate won a majority in November, forcing a January 2021 runoff, which Ossoff won by about 55,000 votes, running especially strong in suburban Atlanta counties. He was sworn in on January 20, 2021, alongside fellow winner Raphael Warnock, a result that gave Democrats a 50-50 Senate majority via Vice President Harris's tie-breaking vote. Ossoff made history as Georgia's first Jewish senator, the first Jewish senator from the Deep South since 1974, and the youngest and first Millennial senator elected. He and Warnock became Georgia's first Democratic senators since Zell Miller left office in 2005.

Before coming into politics, Ossoff served as a national security staffer and legislative assistant to US Representative Hank Johnson, and later became managing director of a documentary production company focused on investigative journalism.&nbsp;

Who is Jon Ossoff? Georgia Senator rallies in midtown Atlanta as senate race heats up ahead of state's midterms

US&nbsp;Democrats hope frustration with President Donald Trump will give them a surprise victory on Tuesday in an election to fill a vacant congressional seat in suburban Atlanta that has been held by Republicans for decades.

As voting concluded on Tuesday, Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old political novice, was expected to come out atop a field of 18 candidates vying for a US&nbsp;House of Representatives seat that was vacated when Trump named Tom Price as his health secretary.

The drama hinged on whether the documentary filmmaker would win an outright majority of the vote, which would send him to Congress, or if he would fall short of 50 per cent and be forced into a June 20 runoff with one of the 11 Republicans in the race.

An Ossoff win would not tip the balance of power in Washington but could weaken the already shaky hold Trump has on his fellow Republicans by encouraging lawmakers to distance themselves from him.

&quot;It&#39;s a test case for how far a Democratic candidate can go in a Republican district on the strength of opposition to Trump,&quot; said Todd Rehm, a Georgia Republican strategist who is not affiliated with any candidate in the race.

The district, which encompasses a swath of well-heeled suburbs north of Atlanta, has elected Republicans to the House since the late 1970s, but Trump carried it by only 1 percentage point in the November presidential election.

Republicans in the race are split among Trump supporters and candidates trying to hold the president at arm&#39;s length. Party officials say they can beat Ossoff once the primary is over and they unite behind a single candidate.

The party avoided embarrassment last week when it narrowly held a conservative Kansas seat vacated when Trump tapped Republican Representative Mike Pompeo to head the Central Intelligence Agency.

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&#39;MAKE TRUMP FURIOUS&#39;

With the slogan &quot;Make Trump Furious,&quot; Ossoff aims to galvanise opposition to a president struggling with an approval rating that has not topped 50 per cent since he took office on January&nbsp;20, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.

Ossoff has drawn volunteers and donors from out of state who see the race as a way to strike a blow against Trump. He raised a stunning $8.3 million in the first three months of the year, fuelling a robust campaign.

&quot;They were ringing my phone off the hook,&quot; said Kim Fambro, 45, who said the outreach convinced her to vote for Ossoff.

Trump blasted Ossoff on Twitter and said in a robocall that the Democrat would &quot;raise your taxes, destroy your healthcare, and flood our country with illegal immigrants&quot;.

Ossoff said on CNN that Trump was misinformed about his positions and that he was focussed on issues affecting the region, not Washington.

Republicans have responded with millions of dollars of spending of their own, casting Ossoff as an inexperienced outsider who does not live in the area he hopes to represent. Ossoff, who grew up in the district, says he will move back if he wins.

(Reuters)

Jon Ossoff can fill a vacant congressional seat in suburban Atlanta that has been held by Republicans for decades

US Democrats hope frustration with President Donald Trump will give them a surprise victory on Tuesday in an election to fill a vacant congressional seat in suburban Atlanta that has been held by Republicans for decades. As voting concluded on Tuesday, Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old political novice, was expected to come out atop a field of 18 candidates vying for a US House of Representatives seat that was vacated when Trump named Tom Price as his health secretary. The drama hinged on whether the documentary filmmaker would win an outright majority of the vote, which would send him to Congress, or if he would fall short of 50 per cent and be forced into a June 20 runoff with one of the 11 Republicans in the race. An Ossoff win would not tip the balance of power in Washington but could weaken the already shaky hold Trump has on his fellow Republicans by encouraging lawmakers to distance themselves from him. "It's a test case for how far a Democratic candidate can go in a Republican district on the strength of opposition to Trump," said Todd Rehm, a Georgia Republican strategist who is not affiliated with any candidate in the race. The district, which encompasses a swath of well-heeled suburbs north of Atlanta, has elected Republicans to the House since the late 1970s, but Trump carried it by only 1 percentage point in the November presidential election. Republicans in the race are split among Trump supporters and candidates trying to hold the president at arm's length. Party officials say they can beat Ossoff once the primary is over and they unite behind a single candidate. The party avoided embarrassment last week when it narrowly held a conservative Kansas seat vacated when Trump tapped Republican Representative Mike Pompeo to head the Central Intelligence Agency. 'MAKE TRUMP FURIOUS' With the slogan "Make Trump Furious," Ossoff aims to galvanise opposition to a president struggling with an approval rating that has not topped 50 per cent since he took office on January 20, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. Ossoff has drawn volunteers and donors from out of state who see the race as a way to strike a blow against Trump. He raised a stunning $8.3 million in the first three months of the year, fuelling a robust campaign. "They were ringing my phone off the hook," said Kim Fambro, 45, who said the outreach convinced her to vote for Ossoff. Trump blasted Ossoff on Twitter and said in a robocall that the Democrat would "raise your taxes, destroy your healthcare, and flood our country with illegal immigrants". Ossoff said on CNN that Trump was misinformed about his positions and that he was focussed on issues affecting the region, not Washington. Republicans have responded with millions of dollars of spending of their own, casting Ossoff as an inexperienced outsider who does not live in the area he hopes to represent. Ossoff, who grew up in the district, says he will move back if he wins. (Reuters)

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Who is Jon Ossoff? Georgia Senator rallies in midtown Atlanta as senate race heats up ahead of state's midterms

US Democrats hope to strike blow at Trump in Georgia congressional race