Jon Ossoff
Democrat · Incumbent
U.S. Senator, Georgia
Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
87.1%
+1 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T1 131 events in 2024; 5 offices (Atlanta/Augusta/Savannah/Columbus/DC); monthly mobile casework 38+ cities; open town halls (Cobb County 2025); bilingual 4/4
- T3 Blind trust + divestment (1 of 5 senators); lead sponsor Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act; ETHICS Act passed committee (historic first); personal action + legislative leadership 4/4
- T7 Fox News engagement (sparred with Peter Doocy); editorial boards; local media across spectrum; Cobb County town hall with fired CDC staffers; well above 5+ threshold 4/4
Top negative drivers
- T18 HBCU funding/NEA endorsement/Skilled Workforce Act are about funding and quality not transparency 1/4
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- T1 131 events in 2024; 5 offices (Atlanta/Augusta/Savannah/Columbus/DC); monthly mobile casework 38+ cities; open town halls (Cobb County 2025); bilingual 4/4
- T2 Blind trust established (1 of 5 senators); ETHICS Act passed HSGAC committee; no evidence of extra disclosure beyond requirements (tax returns/proactive publication) 3/4
- T3 Blind trust + divestment (1 of 5 senators); lead sponsor Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act; ETHICS Act passed committee (historic first); personal action + legislative leadership 4/4
- T4 FEC verified: $0 corporate PAC; 47% small-dollar; 0.57% total PAC; avg donation $38; Ban Corporate PACs Act introduced. $26.9M from large donors incl 70+ billionaires tempers the score 3.50/4
- T5 No proactive donor disclosure beyond FEC requirements; no donor page on website; no published breakdowns; at $78M scale proactive transparency would be notable but isn’t present 2.25/4
- T6 29-67 press releases/month; floor speeches on major votes (ACA credits/Israel/shutdown); annual reports; no systematic vote-by-vote explanation format 3/4
- T7 Fox News engagement (sparred with Peter Doocy); editorial boards; local media across spectrum; Cobb County town hall with fired CDC staffers; well above 5+ threshold 4/4
- T8 VoteSmart evaluations; ratings from LCV (96%)/AFL-CIO/ECU (A+)/PP/HRC/ACLU/Everytown; UNICEF Champion; Carl Levin Award; extensive organizational engagement 4/4
- T9 29-67 press releases/month; annual accountability reports (One-Year through Five-Year) serve as promise tracking; ~1M Twitter; TikTok 4/4
- T10 Bilingual English/Spanish website; urged HUD/FBI to provide resources in 20+ languages for Georgia communities; annual reports as plain-language accountability docs 4/4
- T11 Supports drug price negotiation (IRA); ACA subsidy extension; Medicare Multi-Cancer Screening Act enacted 2.75/4
- T12 PSI investigation into corporate housing (30% Atlanta/70% Henry County); 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; federal watchdog investigations directed 3/4
- T13 Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act enacted Feb 2026; narrow scope; no broad consumer cost disclosure across energy/trade/telecom/banking 2.50/4
- T14 Eliminate Useless Reports Act enacted; PSI investigations uncovering BOP corruption/military housing fraud ($65.4M Balfour Beatty)/USPS failures; Appropriations Committee 4/4
- T15 Judiciary tech subcommittee (prior); Intelligence Committee (current); no specific AI transparency legislation; no named AI disclosure mechanism; genuine gap 1.25/4
- T16 Federal Prison Oversight Act enacted (bipartisan 392-2/unanimous); Prison Camera Reform Act enacted; PSI investigation: sexual abuse in 2/3 of women’s prisons 4/4
- T17 18-month investigation: 1037 credible reports across 25 states; 41 physical/sexual abuse; 85 medical neglect; 82 food/water denial; 13 senators joined; exposed DHS obstruction 3.50/4
- T18 HBCU funding/NEA endorsement/Skilled Workforce Act are about funding and quality not transparency 1/4
- T19 Rules and Administration Committee; supports Freedom to Vote Act/John Lewis VRA; Georgia 2020/2021 central to identity; co-sponsors existing bills but no unique proposals 3/4
- T20 3 enacted provisions: Federal Prison Oversight Act + Eliminate Useless Reports Act + Prison Camera Reform Act; Carl Levin Award for Effective Oversight; multiple enacted = 1.0 4/4
- T21 Extensive local media (AJC/GPB/Georgia Recorder/Fox 5); Fox News direct engagement; press availabilities; 7000 constituents helped 4/4
- T22 PolitiFact: 6 rated/0 False/0 Pants on Fire/1 Mostly False (oversimplification not fabrication); WaPo Pinocchio 2017 outside evidence window; annual reports cite checkable numbers 4/4
- T23 Federal Prison Oversight Act: independent DOJ ombudsman with secure complaint hotline (enacted); PSI relied on dozens of BOP whistleblowers 3.45/4
- T24 Civil Rights Cold Case Records Act enacted with Cruz then reauthorized through 2031; directly about making sealed records available; narrow scope (civil rights cold cases only) 3.45/4
- T25 Blind trust pledged/established; $0 corporate PAC pledged/verified; stock trading ban pledged/introduced; ACA protection pledged/14 shutdown votes; Five-Year Report tracks promises 4/4
E Efficiency
91%
Top positive drivers
- E1 Multiple enacted laws with evaluation: Prison Oversight Act (risk-based IG inspections/risk scores/60-day corrective action); REPORT Act (evidence retention 90d to 1yr) 4/4
- E2 PSI investigations: thousands of documents/dozens of witnesses/data-driven reports; Carl Levin Award for fact-based oversight; SEMA based on supply chain analysis 4/4
- E3 Entire oversight portfolio evaluates government: BOP/DFCS/USPS/military housing/DHS all evaluated with specific findings; evaluations led to enacted law/convictions/policy changes 4/4
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- E1 Multiple enacted laws with evaluation: Prison Oversight Act (risk-based IG inspections/risk scores/60-day corrective action); REPORT Act (evidence retention 90d to 1yr) 4/4
- E2 PSI investigations: thousands of documents/dozens of witnesses/data-driven reports; Carl Levin Award for fact-based oversight; SEMA based on supply chain analysis 4/4
- E3 Entire oversight portfolio evaluates government: BOP/DFCS/USPS/military housing/DHS all evaluated with specific findings; evaluations led to enacted law/convictions/policy changes 4/4
- E4 7000 Georgians helped; $60M+ recovered ($19M in 2025); 5 offices; 131 events; 38+ cities; 400K veterans records backlog cleared; casework across VA/SSA/IRS/immigration/grants 4/4
- E5 DETECT Fentanyl Act (DHS detection tech); Hydrogen Aviation Strategy Act (FAA); Robins AFB communications; USPS tech oversight 3.45/4
- E6 SEMA: $23.8B private investment/30000+ jobs in Georgia; Veterans Records: 400K backlog cleared; Prison Oversight: IG inspections mandated; things enacted actually WORK in practice 4/4
- E7 Most bipartisan member of Congress (Polarization Research Lab); Lugar Center #33/100; 13+ Republican partners: Cruz/Grassley/Braun/Blackburn/Schmitt/Collins/Cassidy/Cornyn/Moody 4/4
- E8 Legislation includes specific implementation: Prison Oversight (IG methodology/risk scoring/60-day corrective); SEMA (per-watt rates per manufacturing stage) 4/4
- E9 10+ bills enacted; $23.8B investment; 400K backlog cleared; warden convicted; $60M recovered; $21B disaster relief 4/4
- E10 ETHICS Act passed committee (historic first); Eliminate Useless Reports Act enacted; Postmaster General Reform Act introduced; no filibuster/permitting/broad congressional reform 3.45/4
- E11 Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Act enacted; Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act enacted 3.45/4
- E12 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; HELPER Act (FHA for first responders/teachers bipartisan); Access to Homeownership passed Senate; corporate housing investigation 3/4
- E13 SEMA Act (IRA): solar manufacturing tax credits ($0.04-$0.07/watt); Georgia #1 beneficiary: $23.8B investment/30000+ jobs; Hydrogen Aviation Act enacted 4/4
- E14 Border Smuggling Crackdown Act passed Senate; immigration constituent casework; no USCIS modernization/court reform/backlog reduction 2.25/4
- E15 HBCU funding ($89M research/$72M extension/$30M grants); Skilled Workforce Act; Gold Star Children Act; education work is INPUTS (money) not OUTPUTS (results/efficiency) 2.25/4
- E16 Multiple enacted: DETECT Fentanyl Act; Rural Opioid Prevention Act (with Grassley); Stopping Prison Contraband Act (with Grassley); REPORT Act 4/4
- E17 Skilled Workforce Act (training equipment); Investing in VETS Act enacted; Support Small Business Growth Act; SEMA created 30000+ jobs indirectly 3/4
- E18 Eliminate Useless Reports Act enacted; PSI oversight: BOP corruption/Balfour Beatty $65.4M fraud/USPS failures; Appropriations Committee; $60M+ constituent recovery 4/4
- E19 IIJA YES vote (broad=0.50); military construction $500M+ for Georgia bases; broadband/water infrastructure; most GA military construction since 2010 3.50/4
- E20 Intelligence Committee; MilCon/VA Ranking Member; SEMA as supply chain security; Israel arms vote; no explicit cost comparisons between military and diplomatic approaches 2.25/4
- E21 Access for Veterans to Records Act: 400K+ backlog cleared; Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act enacted; USPS oversight on delivery speed; constituent services $60M+ recovered 4/4
- E22 IRA included corporate minimum tax/IRS enforcement (YES vote); Eliminate Useless Reports Act; appropriations work is disciplined allocation 3/4
- E23 BOP findings > Prison Oversight Act enacted; Balfour Beatty findings > Army investigation/suspended fees; USPS findings > IG investigation; DFCS findings > legislation 4/4
- E24 BOP failing > Prison Oversight Act; USPS failing > Postmaster Reform Act; DFCS 84% failure > reform legislation; ethics failing > Stock Trading Ban 4/4
- E25 Youngest-ever PSI Chairman; 4 BOP hearings; questioned DeJoy under oath twice; investigated CDC/ACIP/DHS/VA/FDA; reversed foster care grants cancellation/USGS closure 4/4
A Affordability
85.6%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- A1 1.4M Georgians premiums doubling; 30%/70% corporate housing Atlanta/Henry County; $21B GA agricultural losses; $19M recovered for taxpayers; 131 events; multiple cost areas 4/4
- A2 Cites CBO/FEC/GAO/IG; district-specific: Henry County 70% corporate ownership; 1.4M Georgians on ACA; 30000+ GA jobs; annual reports with verifiable numbers 4/4
- A3 IRS/tax help ($19M recovered 2025); Medicare/Medicaid navigation; Social Security; veterans benefits; federal grants; mobile casework 38+ cities; bilingual; $60M+ total recovery 4/4
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- A1 1.4M Georgians premiums doubling; 30%/70% corporate housing Atlanta/Henry County; $21B GA agricultural losses; $19M recovered for taxpayers; 131 events; multiple cost areas 4/4
- A2 Cites CBO/FEC/GAO/IG; district-specific: Henry County 70% corporate ownership; 1.4M Georgians on ACA; 30000+ GA jobs; annual reports with verifiable numbers 4/4
- A3 IRS/tax help ($19M recovered 2025); Medicare/Medicaid navigation; Social Security; veterans benefits; federal grants; mobile casework 38+ cities; bilingual; $60M+ total recovery 4/4
- A4 Corporate housing investigation (market concentration); 21st Century ROAD Act; generic drug competition (enacted); baby formula investigation; housing-centric not broad antitrust 3/4
- A5 1.4M Georgians premiums doubling (strong household framing); $60M recovered for families; many achievements in aggregate ($23.8B/30000+ jobs) not household terms 3/4
- A6 Government shutdown holdout: 14 NO votes to prevent ACA premium doubling for 1.4M Georgians; $21B Helene agricultural relief; corporate housing investigation 4/4
- A7 SEMA redirects incentives to domestic manufacturing/jobs; Helene relief to agricultural families; military housing from contractor fraud to inspections 3/4
- A8 Balfour Beatty ($65.4M fraud > Army investigation/suspended fees); Abbott/Mead Johnson (formula investigation); corporate landlords (30% Atlanta/70% Henry County data published) 4/4
- A9 Household framing on ACA/housing/agriculture; also aggregate framing ($23.8B/30000+ jobs); inconsistent between household and aggregate across full agenda 3/4
- A10 ACA holdout/housing investigation/HELPER Act/agricultural relief/veterans/generic drugs; top priorities by legislative volume are oversight/clean energy 3/4
- A11 Government shutdown holdout: 14 votes protecting ACA for 1.4M Georgians; IRA drug negotiation (YES); Multi-Cancer Screening Act enacted; Kids Access to Care Act enacted 4/4
- A12 Corporate housing investigation; HELPER Act (bipartisan FHA); Access to Homeownership passed Senate; housing watchdog; significant findings but no enacted housing affordability law 3/4
- A13 HBCU funding/Gold Star Children Act/Skilled Workforce Act; institutional investment not family cost reduction 2.25/4
- A14 IRA corporate minimum tax/IRS enforcement (YES vote auto-omnibus=0.25); Support Small Business Growth Act 2.75/4
- A15 Generic Drug Transparency Act enacted (provision driver Senate adj 0.95); REPORT Act enacted (child safety); baby formula investigation 3.45/4
- A16 AFL-CIO/NEA endorsed; SEMA created 30000+ jobs (indirect income growth); Investing in VETS Act; no minimum wage legislation/PRO Act leadership/overtime reform/equal pay 2.50/4
- A17 $21B agricultural disaster relief; agricultural research (Vidalia onions/pecans/peanuts); baby formula investigation 3/4
- A18 SEMA Act enacted: solar manufacturing reduces long-term energy costs through competition; lead in drinking water grants 50% increase; Senate adj 0.95 3.45/4
- A19 IIJA YES vote (broad=0.50); Rural Veterans Transportation to Care passed Senate; broadband; infrastructure work builds systems not makes them affordable 2.50/4
- A20 Covers healthcare/housing/energy/agriculture/consumer/veterans; presented as individual accomplishments not unified strategy 3/4
- A21 ACA holdout (14 votes) matches rhetoric; IRA drug pricing matches; corporate housing investigation matches; $21B Helene matches; well above 80% alignment 4/4
- A22 14 shutdown votes defending ACA credits for 1.4M Georgians; opposed RFK Jr/CDC firings/ACIP firing; expanded Medicare screening/Medicaid kids access 4/4
- A23 ACA (1.4M lower-income Georgians); veterans (multiple bills); children (Kids Access/Gold Star/REPORT); rural (38+ cities/$21B agriculture); communities of color (HBCU/Civil Rights) 4/4
- A24 Workers (SEMA jobs); families (ACA); seniors (Medicare); veterans (multiple); children (REPORT/Gold Star/Kids Access); farmers ($21B); small businesses; communities of color (HBCU) 4/4
- A25 AFL-CIO (labor); NEA (education); LCV 96% (energy); PP endorsed; HRC endorsed; SPLC endorsed 3/4
Modifiers applied to this candidate
- key driver — Key driver of major enacted legislation — impact = 1 on all relevant criteria (ignores tier).
- whistleblower action — Whistleblower or accountability action — +1 on T21–T25.
- constituent service excellence — Documented constituent service excellence — +1 on T1, E1, and structural criteria.
- bipartisan coalition architect — Architect of a bipartisan coalition (10+ cosponsors from each party) — impact = 0.5 on collaboration criteria even without enactment.
Sponsored Bills
- S.3064 Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act 2023-10-18 Pending
- S.1401 Federal Prison Oversight Act 2024-07-25 Enacted
- S.681 Prison Camera Reform Act 2021-12-27 Enacted
- S.474 Eliminate Useless Reports Act 2024-01-04 Enacted
- S.474 Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act reauthorization 2024-12-23 Enacted
- S.3588 REPORT Act 2024-05-07 Enacted
- S.1541 Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Act 2024-12-23 Enacted
- S.1547 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act 2024-12-23 Enacted
Cosponsored Bills
- S.1 Freedom to Vote Act 2023-03-08
- S.4 John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act 2023-09-19
- S.5053 HELPER Act (FHA for first responders/teachers) 2024-09-11
Voting Record
| Bill | Date | Vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.5376 · Inflation Reduction Act (with SEMA solar manufacturing provision) | 2022-08-07 | yes | Enacted |
| H.R.3684 · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | 2021-11-05 | yes | Enacted |
| H.R.5371 · Continuing Appropriations 2026 (shutdown CR without ACA credits) | 2025-09-30 | no | Failed |
Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on voting record, sponsored legislation, and public actions in office. Direct enacted results drive high impact scores.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 87.1% | +1 | 88.1% |
| Efficiency | 91% | — | 91% |
| Affordability | 85.6% | +0.5 | 86.1% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 87.9% | |
Modifiers Applied
- key driver — Key driver of major enacted legislation — impact = 1 on all relevant criteria (ignores tier).
- whistleblower action — Whistleblower or accountability action — +1 on T21–T25.
- constituent service excellence — Documented constituent service excellence — +1 on T1, E1, and structural criteria.
- bipartisan coalition architect — Architect of a bipartisan coalition (10+ cosponsors from each party) — impact = 0.5 on collaboration criteria even without enactment.
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