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| − | '''Thomas Jonathan “Jon” Ossoff''' (born February 16, 1987 (age {{age|1987|2|16}})) is a media executive, investigative journalist, and left-wing [[Democrat]] currently running in the [[2020 U.S. Senate election in Georgia]] to challenge incumbent [[Republican]] [[David Perdue]]. He previously ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from the state's 6th congressional district in a 2017 special election to succeed the resigning [[Tom Price]], losing to Republican candidate [[Karen Handel]] by a close margin.<ref name="Georgia Election Results: Handel Defeats Ossoff in U.S. House Race">[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/georgia-congressional-runoff-ossoff-handel Georgia Election Results: Handel Defeats Ossoff in U.S. House Race]</ref> | + | '''Thomas Jonathan “Jon” Ossoff''' (born February 16, 1987 (age {{age|1987|2|16}})) is a media executive, investigative journalist, and [[left-wing]], pro-[[gun control]]<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/10/democrat-jon-ossoff-ban-sale-semi-automatic-rifles-high-cap-magazines/ Democrat Jon Ossoff: Ban Sale of Semi-Automatic Rifles, ‘High Cap’ Magazines]</ref> [[Democrat]] currently running in the [[2020 U.S. Senate election in Georgia]] to challenge incumbent [[Republican]] [[David Perdue]]. He previously ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from the state's 6th congressional district in a 2017 special election to succeed the resigning [[Tom Price]], losing to Republican candidate [[Karen Handel]] by a close margin.<ref name="Georgia Election Results: Handel Defeats Ossoff in U.S. House Race">[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/georgia-congressional-runoff-ossoff-handel Georgia Election Results: Handel Defeats Ossoff in U.S. House Race]</ref> |
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| | Ossoff has been criticized over certain misrepresentations of his national security credentials.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/ossoff-admits-he-misrepresented-national-security-credentials/ Ossoff Admits He Misrepresented National Security Credentials]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/04/03/did-a-democratic-congressional-hopeful-inflate-his-national-security-credentials/ Did a Democratic congressional hopeful inflate his national security credentials?]</ref> | | Ossoff has been criticized over certain misrepresentations of his national security credentials.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/ossoff-admits-he-misrepresented-national-security-credentials/ Ossoff Admits He Misrepresented National Security Credentials]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/04/03/did-a-democratic-congressional-hopeful-inflate-his-national-security-credentials/ Did a Democratic congressional hopeful inflate his national security credentials?]</ref> |
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| | *[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/georgia-senate-candidate-jon-ossoff-quietly-discloses-financial-ties-to-pro-ccp-hong-kong-media-company/ Georgia Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff Quietly Discloses Financial Ties to Pro-CCP Hong Kong Media Company] | | *[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/georgia-senate-candidate-jon-ossoff-quietly-discloses-financial-ties-to-pro-ccp-hong-kong-media-company/ Georgia Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff Quietly Discloses Financial Ties to Pro-CCP Hong Kong Media Company] |
| | *[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/10/09/ossoff-n2577759 Georgia Dem Jon Ossoff Has Business Ties to Company Partially Owned by Chinese Government]</ref> | | *[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/10/09/ossoff-n2577759 Georgia Dem Jon Ossoff Has Business Ties to Company Partially Owned by Chinese Government]</ref> |
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| | + | A flip-flopper, Ossoff has called for "unity" despite once saying regarding [[Donald Trump]] and his supporters: "You’re going to get beaten so bad you can never run or show your face in public."<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/11/11/dem-in-ga-runoff-we-need-to-beat-trumpers-so-badly-theyll-never-show-their-faces-in-public-again-n2579815 Dem in GA Runoff: We Need to Beat Trumpers So Badly That They'll Never Show Their Faces in Public Again]</ref> |
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| | + | Ossoff made a baseless claim in an appearance on [[MSNBC]] in late November 2020 that Republicans "trying to undermine the results of the election here is a brazen and direct attack on the voting rights of black voters in Georgia."<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/11/22/ossoff-we-need-a-new-voting-rights-act-and-a-new-civil-rights-act/ Ossoff: We Need a New Voting Rights Act and a New Civil Rights Act]</ref> |
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