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Ossoff reports raising another $33 million for homestretch of U.S. Senate reelection bid
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks with reporters after casting his ballot at the Bessie Branham Recreation Center on the first day of early voting.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, has represented Georgia in the US Senate since 2021 and faces Republican Representative Mike Collins in his 2026 bid for a second term.
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Jon Ossoff hauls in $33M as Georgia Senate race enters final weeks
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff raised $33 million over the last three months, giving the Georgia Democrat a massive financial advantage as he heads into the final stretch of his reelection campaign with $26 million in the bank.
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Jon Ossoff seeks reelection in Georgia Senate race
Above file video: Ossoff, Collins trade sharp attacks in second Georgia U.S. Senate debate
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Sen. Jon Ossoff: Georgia Republicans 'do not want the president to come'
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who is running for reelection, said Wednesday that Republicans in Georgia “do not want” President Trump to campaign for them in the Peach State.
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Ossoff Raises Over $33 Million in Q3 of 2026, Continues to Build Unstoppable Momentum Heading Into Election Day - Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate
In recent weeks, multiple reports have also underscored that Senator Ossoff has continued to fundraise into and invest in the Democratic Party of Georgia to boost Democrats up and down the ballot, including transferring…
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Ossoff and Collins clash over Laken Riley Act during Senate debate
Laken Riley Act: Collins accused Ossoff of inaction on immigration after nursing student Laken Riley’s death; Ossoff defended his vote for the bill and criticized Trump-era enforcement tactics.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff again said he won’t run for president
Sen. Jon Ossoff reiterates that he does not plan to run for president, focusing instead on his role in the Senate and Georgia political priorities.
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Who won Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins debate? Key points, issues from Tuesday
The Savannah Morning News covers the Georgia Senate debate between Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins, noting it drew the most attention among several debates hosted by the Atlanta Press Club and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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Amid debate fireworks, Georgia U.S. Senate candidates reveal key positions
Ossoff pledged to serve a full six-year Senate term if reelected and said he has zero interest in running for president in 2028.
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- Born
- February 16, 1987
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Education
- The Paideia School
Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service (BS in culture and politics, 2009)
London School of Economics (MSc in international political economy, 2013)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 16, 1987, and grew up in Northlake, an unincorporated area to the city's northeast.
He attended The Paideia School in Atlanta, interning for Representative John Lewis while in high school, and earned a Bachelor of Science in culture and politics from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service in 2009 and in 2013 completed a master's in international political economy at the London School of Economics.
From 2007 to 2012 he worked for Representative Hank Johnson handling national security and serving as his legislative assistant on foreign affairs and defense, and from 2013 to 2021 he was managing director and chief executive of Insight: The World Investigates, a London-based producer of investigative documentaries on corruption abroad.
Career
Ossoff first sought office in the 2017 special election for Georgia's 6th congressional district, a seat Republicans had held since 1978. He led the April 18 blanket primary with about 48.1% of the vote and lost the June 20 runoff to Republican Karen Handel by 9,282 votes.
In 2020 he won the Democratic Senate primary on June 10 with 53% and challenged Republican incumbent David Perdue; after Perdue finished first in November without a majority, Ossoff won the January 5, 2021, runoff by about 55,000 votes.
Sworn in on January 20, 2021, together with fellow Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock, he helped produce a 50 to 50 Senate in which Vice President Kamala Harris held the tie-breaking vote, and he became Georgia's first Jewish senator and the first senator whose birth year falls in the 1980s.
His committee work has included Appropriations, Rules and Administration, and Intelligence, and he chaired the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the 117th Congress.
2026 race
Ossoff, a Democrat, is seeking a second term and was unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026. His Republican opponent is Representative Mike Collins, who won the party's June 16 runoff against former football coach Derek Dooley with 55.5% of the vote. If no candidate wins a majority on November 3, 2026, a runoff is scheduled for December 1.