Who is rising Democrat star Jon Ossoff?

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-11-02 08:33 UTC

The senator, who is running for re-election in Georgia, has become one of the most talked about candidates in the 2026 US midterm elections.

Comparisons with Barack Obama and being given a derogatory nickname by Donald Trump are sure signs that Democrat Jon Ossoff has reached superstar status in US politics.

The media-savvy senator, who is running for re-election in Georgia, has become one of the most talked about candidates in the 2026 US midterm elections.

His rise has been fast. Ossoff has gone from working for a London-based investigative television production company, to being talked of as a future president in less than a decade.

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