Richard Ossoff

Richard Jonathaon Ossoff is an American politician currently living in Rockford. A member of the American Liberal Party, he formally lived in Dixie. He was a candidate for the United States Congress in 1954.

= Personal Life = Richard Ossoff was born to parents Michael and Mary Ossoff on June 16th, 1919. He was born in Dixie, and lived there for most of his life, until his move to Rockford in early 1955.

= Political Career =

1954 Congressional Campaign
Ossoff filed with the Federal Election Commission in November 1953 to run for a seat in the United States Congress, having no previous political experience. After switching Districts a few times, he eventually settled on the third District. His opponent was Larry Booker, a Dixiecrat serving as Dixie's Secretary of Transportation. Ossoff strangely did very little campaigning. He received no major endorsements and lost by a landslide to Booker. He received just 20.84% of the votes cast.