The overwhelming majority of Americans want decent and civil political dialogue, and candidates for office and elected leaders must continue to call for calm and unity, even when there are intense differences of opinion.
— Jon Ossoff
I think we need a lot less ideology around health care.
As an investigative filmmaker, I helped expose atrocities committed by ISIS against women and girls. They are evil, and we have to stop them.
The role of money in politics is a major problem and particularly the role of unchecked anonymous money.
There's a coalition of folks here in Georgia who want representation that's focused on local economic development and on accountability and not on the partisan circus in Washington.
Anger is just not who I am, and I don't think it's what voters in the 6th district want. They want respectful, decent representation that contrasts so starkly with what we have in Washington.
I think international business experience is an asset in a congressional candidate, particularly in a district with so much international commerce.
News flash: The federal government is not the most efficient institution in the world. Taxpayers know that.
I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress.
Metro Atlanta has virtually unlimited economic potential.
I identify as a Georgian who wants to do right by Georgia.
The minimum wage should be a living wage.
Hope, decency, and unity are not mere catchwords.
Voting rights are constitutional rights.
I don't support any increase in income tax rates.
I want to see ISIS destroyed.
What we need is a bipartisan commitment to improving the laws on the books, to lower premiums, to improve access and improve quality of care.
At the structural level, when the primary is all that matters, the incentives change for politicians. And, when you can earn media coverage with bombast and vitriol, that creates another incentive for politicians to light things on fire.
The basic job of any campaign is to translate grassroots energy into turnout.
I am honoured to have the support of so many strong and determined women.
I worked on Capitol Hill for five years, and I saw how things work and how they do not. I saw the partisanship, the gridlock, the pettiness, and the corruption.
I'm trying to make the case to voters across the political spectrum that someone who brings a younger perspective - a fresher perspective... can change the culture in Washington more effectively than someone who has run for office 9 or 10 times.
I've been reaching out to voters across the political spectrum from the very beginning.
I'm not that interested in labels or litmus tests.
I'm pragmatic.
Grass-roots politics, linking small-dollar fundraising to massive local volunteer organization, showed that it can rival the power of a right-wing machine comprising super PACs backed by entrenched interests and mega-donors.
The only real solution is comprehensive immigration reform that secures our borders and provides a path to legal status for non-felons who are here without proper legal documentation.
As a national security aid, I worked with our military to strengthen our national defense.
Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government contractors.
My job is to make the case that I'll do the best job possible representing the people of Georgia's Sixth District, and what they want is representation that's focused on them and not this national partisan political circus.
I made it clear that I can run a positive campaign and do it better.
One of the rules of running for Congress is no matter where you go, you speak like you're speaking to the whole district.
Folks across the spectrum wants more efficient management of their tax dollars.
I held top-secret security clearance.
I'll tell you where I stand on the issues, and then I'll let the pundits decide how to label me.
We can't let Donald Trump put us at risk.
One out of four hundred and thirty-five members of the House is not going to transform the culture of the institution, but we've got to start somewhere.
I try to shy away from labels and focus on the issues.
