Jon Ossoff Quotes

I want to see ISIS destroyed.

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 basic job of any campaign is to translate grassroots energy into turnout.

I’ve been reaching out to voters across the political spectrum from the very beginning.

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

News flash: The federal government is not the most efficient institution in the world. Taxpayers know that.

As a national security aid, I worked with our military to strengthen our national defense.

I try to shy away from labels and focus on the issues.

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.

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.

Voting rights are constitutional rights.

I’m not that interested in labels or litmus tests.

I’ll tell you where I stand on the issues, and then I’ll let the pundits decide how to label me.

Folks across the spectrum wants more efficient management of their tax dollars.

Hope, decency, and unity are not mere catchwords.

The role of money in politics is a major problem and particularly the role of unchecked anonymous money.

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

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

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

I’m pragmatic.

The minimum wage should be a living wage.

I don’t support any increase in income tax rates.

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.

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.