Jon Ossoff has just won his race against Republican Mike Collins, retaining a much needed seat in the upper chamber to help Democrats possibly win control of the Senate. Ossoff was first elected in 2021 alongside fellow Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.
Born and raised in Atlanta, he attended Georgetown University and obtained a graduate degree from the London School of Economics. Sen. Ossoff worked as an intern for civil rights leader and U.S. Representative John Lewis and later as a legislative assistant for U.S. Representative Hank Johnson.
He became the first Jewish senator from Georgia, the first Millennial U.S. Senator, and the youngest member of the chamber when he took office at age 33.