U.S. Senator from Georgia (since 2021)

Jon Ossoff is the incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator from Georgia and is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for re-election¹. He has served in the Senate since 2021 and describes his work as including laws on online child safety, fentanyl trafficking, veterans' mental health care and prison corruption².

Where they stand 12 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)high

  Voted · high confidence

  • Voted yes on cloture to take up the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access by federal law (the motion failed 46 to 48). (2022-02-28) source
  • Voted yes again on cloture to take up the Women's Health Protection Act (the motion failed 49 to 51). (2022-05-11) source
  • Said the Dobbs decision "stripped American women of autonomy over their most personal health care decisions," that under Georgia's HB481 women and providers could face prosecution as early as six weeks, and that he will "continue to fight for the principles of Roe v. Wade." (2022-06-24) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spouseshigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • Said on the Senate floor that "the American people want Members of Congress to stop trading stocks" and asked the Senate to pass his resolution banning senators from trading stocks or crypto starting Jan. 1, 2027. (2026-06-23) source
  • Sponsored the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act in the 119th Congress (S. 1879). (2025-05-22) source
• Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, which would raise the federal minimum wage in steps. (2021-01-26) source
• RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on cloture to take up the For the People Act (the motion failed 50 to 50). (2021-06-22) source
  • Voted yes on cloture to take up the Freedom to Vote Act (failed 49 to 51). (2021-10-20) source
  • Voted yes on cloture to take up the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (failed 50 to 49 against the 60-vote threshold). (2021-11-03) source
  • Cosponsored the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025. (2025-07-29) source
• Death penaltyAbolish it and use life without parole insteadmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2023. (2023-07-13) source
  • Cosponsored the 2026 Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act. (2026-05-20) source
• GunsAdd universal background checks and red-flag lawsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the 2023 Background Check Expansion Act, which would extend background checks to more gun sales. (2023-02-16) source
  • Cosponsored the 2026 Background Check Expansion Act. (2026-01-14) source
• Kids onlineAlso require safe-by-default design and a legal duty of caremedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Kids Online Safety Act, which sets a legal duty of care and safer default settings for platforms. (2024-07-25) source
  • Cosponsored the 2025 Kids Online Safety Act. (2025-07-31) source
• Income taxesRaise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, whose text includes a 15 percent corporate minimum tax and an excise tax on stock repurchases (passed 50 to 50 with the vice president breaking the tie). (2022-08-07) source
• Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which adds fentanyl-related substances to Schedule I and to the Controlled Substances Act trafficking penalty provisions (passed 84 to 16). (2025-03-14) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Laken Riley Act, which requires detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft and certain other crimes (passed 64 to 35). (2025-01-20) source
• Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on cloture to take up the For the People Act, which included campaign finance and ethics provisions (failed 50 to 50). (2021-06-22) source
• Supreme Court reformNo single answer fitsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, which would require an enforceable Supreme Court ethics code without changing the number of justices. (2023-07-13) source
  • Cosponsored the 2025 Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act. (2026-08-06) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Healthcare, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Term limits, Electoral College, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.