In Georgia, Ossoff Enters Race To Challenge Perdue For U.S. Senate Seat

Jon Ossoff, shown in 2017, has already gotten the endorsement of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights leader and influential Georgia Democrat, in the primary.

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Updated at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday

Pledging to “root out corruption in politics,” Jon Ossoff, a former long-shot congressional candidate who rose to prominence two years ago riding a wave of dissatisfaction with Washington, says he’s challenging Republican Sen. David Perdue in 2020.

Ossoff, the fourth Georgia Democrat to join the race that could help determine control of the Senate, announced his bid Monday night during an appearance on “The Last Word” on MSNBC.