Who is Jon Ossoff?

 

His opponents are correct; he is not an old politician, so what’s wrong with that?

5 things to know

Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Jon Ossoff speaks to the media at Dunbar Neighborhood Center during Georgia's Senate runoff elections, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Atlanta, Ga. (Branden Camp/AP

By: Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Updated: January 6, 2021 - 9:46 AM

As the country continues to wait for the official winner to be announced in the Georgia Senate runoff election, many people may be wondering “Who is Jon Ossoff?”

Ossoff has thanked the state for electing him as senator, but The Associated Press has yet to officially call the election in his favor, saying it is too close to call.

In the meantime, here are five things you should know about Ossoff.

1. Ossoff is a native of Georgia. Both he and his wife, Alisha Kramer, grew up in Atlanta.

2. Ossoff, according to his official biography, is an investigative journalist who “exposed sexual slavery of women and girls by ISIS, crooked judges, foreign officials who steal U.S.-funded food and medical aid, contract killers, human traffickers, war crimes and bribery.”

3. He has been the CEO of Insight TWI since 2013. The media company was founded in 1991 under the name Insight News Television by the BBC’s Ron McCullagh. The company coproduced 2000′s “Cry Freetown,” an Emmy-winning documentary focusing on Sierra Leone’s civil war.

It also produced the documentary on the Oscar-winning film “Blood Diamond” in 2006. Click here for a complete list of films.

4. Ossoff earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He also has a Master of Science from the London School of Economics.

He worked as a national security aide for Rep. Hank Johnson, representing Georgia’s 4th District, focusing on defense, foreign affairs, intelligence and economic policy.

5. Ossoff ran for Congress to represent Georgia’s 6th District in 2017 at the age of 29. Ossoff lost the race by 3% but had what his campaign called “the strongest Democratic Special Election turnout in over a decade

Who is Jon Ossoff? 5 things to know (wftv.com)