# Jon Ossoff (GA) — Legislator Fact Sheet · The GA Files > Ten of the most consequential votes cast by Sen. Jon Ossoff, how he voted, his town hall record, and where his campaign money comes from. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/JonOssoff.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- Legislator Fact Sheet · United States Senate · Georgia # Jon Ossoff Party Democrat In Office 2021 – present Roll-Call Votes ~2,450 Scope of This Review 2021 – 2026 HRC Equality Score 85 / 100 Jon Ossoff is Georgia's junior U.S. Senator, sworn in January 20, 2021 after winning the 2021 runoff, and is up for re-election in 2026. He has cast roughly 2,450 roll-call votes. The ten below are selected for their direct, material impact on ordinary households — health coverage, food assistance, taxes, infrastructure, guns, civil rights, and foreign policy. Each entry lists how he voted, when, whether the measure became law, the real-world stakes, and a source. 10 / 10Jon Ossoff has a recorded position on all ten of the key votes below. **HRC Equality Score: 85/100 (118th Congress).** An external rating from the [Human Rights Campaign](https://www.hrc.org/resources/congressional-scorecard), an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, scoring members 0–100 on support for LGBTQ+ equality based on key votes and bill cosponsorships in the 118th Congress (2023–24). Included for reference; it reflects HRC's positions, not this site's. Vote positions verified against Senate roll calls, the member's own statements, and reporting. Impact summaries are factual; framing is left to the reader. 01 ## One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 1 · 119th Congress NO Date Senate passage July 1, 2025 (51–50, Vice President breaking the tie) Status Became law — Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025 ### Impact on Everyday Americans The largest safety-net rollback in recent memory — over $1 trillion cut from health programs and at least $120 billion from SNAP, with new Medicaid work requirements and higher ACA premiums. Ossoff voted no with every Senate Democrat, calling it "a catastrophe for healthcare in Georgia" and warning it would strain hospitals and nursing homes. (His Georgia House counterpart, Austin Scott, voted yes.) #### Sources - [Ossoff statement](https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/watch-sen-ossoff-on-gop-budget-this-bill-is-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-georgia/) - [11Alive](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/jon-ossoff-criticizes-big-beautiful-bill/85-6ba815f9-c435-4787-8dda-35ccff83b76f) - [FOX 5 Atlanta](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgias-democratic-senators-vote-against-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill) 02 ## Laken Riley Act S. 5 · 119th Congress YES Date Senate passage January 20, 2025 (64–35) — one of 12 Democrats voting yes Status Became law, signed January 29, 2025 ### Impact on Everyday Americans Requires DHS to detain undocumented people merely charged with or arrested for theft-related offenses — without a conviction — and lets states sue the federal government over immigration enforcement. Ossoff, up for re-election in 2026, was among 12 Democrats who broke with their party to back it; immigrant-rights groups criticized the detention-without-conviction standard and due-process concerns. #### Sources - [Common Dreams — 12 Democrats](https://www.commondreams.org/news/laken-riley-act) - [The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5091737-democrats-advance-laken-riley-act/) - [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-passes-laken-riley-act-sending-first-bill-trump-sign-law-rcna188724) 03 ## Resolutions to Block Arms Sales to Israel S.J.Res. / S.Res. · 118th–119th Congress YES (in part) Dates / Votes Nov 20, 2024 — Ossoff voted yes to block sales of tank shells and high-explosive mortar rounds (resolutions failed 18–79, 19–78, 17–80). July 2025 — voted yes to disapprove a rifle sale (S.Res. 41), no on air-to-ground munitions (S.Res. 34). Status All resolutions failed; arms sales proceeded ### Impact on Everyday Americans These resolutions sought to block specific U.S. weapons transfers to Israel during the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Ossoff, who is Jewish, supported several of them — a notable break from longstanding bipartisan pro-Israel consensus. In response, **AIPAC launched a six-figure digital ad campaign attacking Ossoff** and other senators who voted for the measures. #### Sources - [Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/07/ossoff-warnock-vote-to-curb-us-arms-sales-to-israel-amid-hunger-crisis-in-gaza/) - [WABE](https://www.wabe.org/ossoff-and-warnock-vote-in-favor-of-failed-resolution-to-block-weapons-to-israel/) - [The Forward — AIPAC ad campaign](https://forward.com/fast-forward/710779/aipac-democrat-israel-bernie-sanders/) - [Ossoff statement on the votes](https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/sen-ossoff-statement-on-jrd-votes/) 04 ## Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage August 7, 2022 (51–50, Vice President breaking the tie) Status Became law, signed August 16, 2022 ### Impact on Everyday Americans Let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices, capped insulin at $35/month for Medicare enrollees, extended ACA premium subsidies, and funded clean-energy investment — direct savings for lower- and middle-income households and seniors. Ossoff voted yes; every Senate Republican voted no. #### Sources - [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Inflation_Reduction_Act_of_2022) - [Ossoff four-year report](https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/four-year-report/) 05 ## Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage August 10, 2021 (69–30, bipartisan) Status Became law, signed November 15, 2021 ### Impact on Everyday Americans Funds roads, bridges, broadband, and water-system replacement. Georgia was set to receive billions, and Ossoff's office has credited the law with upgrades to Georgia roads, ports, airports, water systems, and broadband access. He voted yes; his Georgia House counterpart, Austin Scott, voted no. #### Sources - [Ossoff four-year report](https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/four-year-report/) - [Congress.gov actions](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684/actions) 06 ## American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage March 6, 2021 (50–49, party-line) Status Became law, signed March 11, 2021 ### Impact on Everyday Americans Delivered $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded unemployment benefits, and a one-year Child Tax Credit expansion credited with helping cut child poverty nearly in half in 2021. One of the first major votes of Ossoff's term; he voted yes with all Senate Democrats. Republicans argued it fueled inflation. #### Sources - [Congress.gov H.R.1319](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319) 07 ## Bipartisan Safer Communities Act S. 2938 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage June 23, 2022 (65–33) — all 50 Democrats plus 15 Republicans Status Became law, signed June 25, 2022 ### Impact on Everyday Americans The first major federal gun-safety law in nearly 30 years: enhanced background checks for buyers under 21, funding for state red-flag laws, closure of the "boyfriend loophole," and mental-health and school-safety money. Ossoff voted yes with the full Democratic caucus. #### Sources - [PolitiFact](https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/jun/24/congress-passes-historic-bipartisan-gun-legislatio/) - [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Bipartisan_Safer_Communities_Act_of_2022) 08 ## Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 8404 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage November 29, 2022 (61–36, bipartisan) Status Became law, signed December 13, 2022 ### Impact on Everyday Americans Codified federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. Ossoff voted yes; his Georgia House counterpart, Austin Scott, voted no. #### Sources - [Human Rights Campaign](https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/u-s-senate-invokes-cloture-for-bipartisan-respect-for-marriage-act-62-37-with-every-democrat-and-12-republican-votes-vote-moves-to-senate-floor) 09 ## CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4346 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage July 27, 2022 (64–33, bipartisan) Status Became law, signed August 9, 2022 ### Impact on Everyday Americans Subsidized domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research to reduce reliance on foreign chips and lower the supply-chain shocks that drove up prices on cars and electronics. Ossoff's office credits the law with delivering $75 million to strengthen chip production in Georgia. #### Sources - [Ossoff four-year report](https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/four-year-report/) 10 ## Honoring our PACT Act S. 3373 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage August 2, 2022 (86–11, bipartisan) Status Became law, signed August 10, 2022 ### Impact on Everyday Americans Expanded VA health care and benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits and other hazards. Ossoff voted yes; the 11 no votes were all Republicans. #### Sources - [Congress.gov S.3373](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3373) Constituent Access ## Town Halls Open public forums with constituents · review period 2021–2025 **Ossoff holds open, in-person town halls** — and maintains a standing "Town Hall" page and mobile constituent-services program on his official Senate site. That is a documented contrast with some Georgia members who have avoided open forums. ## Documented Record - **April 25, 2025 — Cobb Civic Center, Marietta.** An open, in-person constituent town hall drawing roughly 300 attendees, running just over an hour with about 40 minutes of audience questions. Much of the room raised the Trump administration's cuts to the CDC (headquartered in Atlanta), USAID, NIH, and the Department of Education; laid-off CDC staff pressed Ossoff on getting their jobs back. Asked about impeachment, Ossoff said he "strongly" agrees the president's conduct warrants it, while noting the GOP-controlled House made it unlikely. - **Ongoing — "Constituent Services in Your Community."** Ossoff's office runs mobile casework events around the state and lists town-hall and constituent-service information publicly on his Senate website. Verified against Georgia Public Broadcasting, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Recorder, CNN, and Ossoff's official Senate site (April 2025). This is not an exhaustive list of every event; it documents that open public town halls occurred within the review period. ## Sources - [Georgia Public Broadcasting — Ossoff holds town hall](https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/04/25/do-not-forget-your-power-citizens-ossoff-holds-town-hall) - [Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Cobb town hall](https://www.ajc.com/politics/jon-ossoff-holds-cobb-town-hall-as-cdc-cuts-factor-into-georgia-senate-race/DWMZIRX3DZBCHNYPETUC4PIZOY/) - [Georgia Recorder](https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/04/25/ossoff-tells-fired-cdc-workers-that-democrats-must-regain-power-in-congress-to-stymie-trump/) - [Ossoff official town hall page](https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/townhall/) Campaign Finance ## Campaign Finance 2025–26 cycle · Federal Election Commission Raised$60.4M Spent$32.9M Cash on Hand$32.5M Jon Ossoff raised **$60M+** this cycle, overwhelmingly small-dollar. His largest committee contributors are **joint fundraising committees** — his own fundraising apparatus — and Democratic-aligned funds, not corporate PACs. It's a grassroots money profile. Pinned — AIPAC Money $0 this cycle [AIPAC's FEC disbursement filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00797670&recipient_name=C00718866) report no contributions or earmarked donor money to this campaign in the 2025–26 cycle. ## Top PAC & Committee Contributors Note: for a large Senate campaign, the top committee contributors are mostly joint fundraising committees (vehicles that bundle individual donations), not external interest-group PACs. | # | Contributor | Amount | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Ossoff Victory Fund | $4,945,244 | | 2 | Ossoff Schiff Victory Fund | $322,000 | | 3 | Peaches & Peaks Victory Fund | $135,000 | | 4 | Van Hollen Ossoff Victory Fund | $125,298 | | 5 | Justice 2026 | $96,468 | | 6 | Georgia Senate Victory 2026 | $72,000 | | 7 | Liftoff Fund | $70,669 | | 8 | Blue Senate 2026 | $42,139 | | 9 | Cooper Ossoff Victory Fund | $38,500 | | 10 | Blue Senate Candidate Fund | $22,300 | Source: Federal Election Commission, 2025–26 cycle. Direct PAC contributions and committee transfers only — individual donors, earmarked conduit pass-throughs, refunds, and loans are excluded. Figures auto-pulled from FEC filings. ## Sources - [FEC — candidate profile & filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S8GA00180/) ## Verification Resources - [U.S. Senate roll-call votes](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/votes.htm) - [Jon Ossoff — Congress.gov member page](https://www.congress.gov/member/jon-ossoff/O000174) - [Jon Ossoff — GovTrack profile](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/jon_ossoff/456857) - [FEC — Ossoff candidate filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/?q=ossoff) Vote positions verified against Senate roll calls, the member's own statements, and reporting. Impact summaries are factual; "most consequential" and impact framings involve value judgments. Campaign-finance figures are drawn directly from the candidate's FEC filings for the 2025–26 cycle. [← All Legislators](https://thegafiles.com/legislators.html)