Jon Ossof

Georgia Senate race has Jewish voters weigh Ossoff's Israel criticism, Collins' far-right ties

Georgia's Senate election pits a Jewish Democrat who voted against certain Israel arms sales against a Republican facing scrutiny over family and former staff members' far-right views.

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff (left) takes on GOP challenger, Rep. Mike Collins (right).
Democratic Senate candidate, US Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) speaks during a campaign event at the Georgia Theater on September 13, 2026 in Athens, Georgia.

Ossoff, Collins face off over white nationalism, Epstein, El-Sayed, and Hasan Piker

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff's opponent, Republican Rep. Mike Collins, seeks to unseat Ossoff in a race that could help determine which party controls the Senate.

|BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
L-R) US Vice President JD Vance and US President Donald Trump listen to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Rubio holds advantage over Vance in matchups against Democratic presidential candidates - poll

According to the Emerson College poll, Rubio defeats both former vice president Kamala Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in hypothetical races by the same margin, 48% to 43%.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 20, 2021.

Jon Ossoff is not betraying Israel, and his critics do not speak for Georgia’s Jews - opinion

American Jews, and Georgia’s Jews, are not “single issue” voters. Ossoff represents exactly that sentiment in the American Jewish community, and among American voters at large.

|ByTED JONAS

Jon Ossoff’s debate zingers, remarks about antisemitism, go viral

“First, you were lengthening my nose in attack ads to remind everybody that I’m Jewish,” Ossoff said. “Then when that didn’t work, you started calling me some kind of an Islamic terrorist."

OCTOBER 31, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
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Ossoff harnesses the power of Jewish mom-daughter team ups in Georgia race

Democratic candidate for House seat Jon Ossoff wants to paint his district blue following Trump's win in November.

JUNE 20, 2017ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff has his picture taken with supporters while campaigning for Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election in Chamblee, Georgia, U.S., June 19, 2017

Jewish Democrat in runoff for Georgia House seat

Jon Ossoff, 30, wins 48% of the vote, doubling closest Republican candidate. Elections seen as referendum on Trump presidency.

APRIL 19, 2017ByJTA
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