Ossoff government shutdown Georgia reelection Senate.

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff. He’s the party’s only senator who’s seeking reelection next year in a state that Republican Donald Trump won in 2024. As the second-longest shutdown in history drags on and Democrats insist on extending expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies, more people in Georgia than most other states are likely to lose health insurance if the tax credits go away. Republicans looking to unseat Ossoff say the senator and fellow Democrats are to blame for a shutdown that’s hurting military families and other federal employees.