Jon Ossoff

“Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government contractors.”

“As an investigative filmmaker, I helped expose atrocities committed by ISIS against women and girls. They are evil, and we have to stop them.”

“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 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.”

“I think we need a lot less ideology around health care.”

“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'm pragmatic.”

“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 made it clear that I can run a positive campaign and do it better.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't support any increase in income tax rates.”

“I held top-secret security clearance.”

“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've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress.”

“Metro Atlanta has virtually unlimited economic potential.”

“Hope, decency, and unity are not mere catchwords.”

“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.”

“I am honoured to have the support of so many strong and determined women.”

“We can't let Donald Trump put us at risk.”