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Richard Ossoff (born January 1st, 1957) is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative from the 6th Congressional District of Savannah since 1985. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he was born and currently lives in Savannah, a state typically won by New Republicans by comfortable margins.

Personal Life
Richard Ossoff was born to parents Michael Ossoff and Mary Ossoff on January 1st, 1957. He was born in Atlanta, Savannah, and still lives there. On June 9th, 1984, Richard Ossoff married Heather Ossoff. Richard Ossoff announced him and his wife were having a child on June 7th, 1986. 

1984 House Campaign
Richard Ossoff filed with the Federal Election Commission in March 1984 to run for Congress in Savannah's 6th Congressional District. This was the first House race in Savannah District 6 after the reset. Ossoff's race was unopposed, so, despite the fact that he never formally announced his candidacy, Ossoff easily won, with 100% of the votes. 

Endorsements
Richard Ossoff received no endorsements, likely due to the fact that the House race he was running in had no other candidates, apart from him.

1986 House Campaign
In November 1985, Richard Ossoff again filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for Congress, but for Savannah's 5th Congressional District, instead of the 6th. The seat was previously won in 1984 by Ox Dise Caulk, but she decided to run for Savannah Senate Class III in 1986, so her House seat was up for grabs. Ossoff's opponent was James Reagan, an Independent Candidate who was previously a US Representative from the South before the 2018 Reset. Ossoff formally announced his candidacy on February 25th, 1986. The Ossoff campaign spent $750,000 on advertisements in this election, and coming into election night, they were confident that Ossoff would win, which he did. Richard Ossoff beat James Reagan by a comfortable amount, getting 55% of the votes while Reagan got only 30% of the votes.

Endorsements
Richard Ossoff received only 1 endorsement in his re-election campaign. He was endorsed by Andrew Palin, who had recently come out of a coma. 

Potential Ossoff Party
On March 30th, 1984, Richard Ossoff announced he was legitimately considering leaving the Social Democratic Party and creating the Ossoff Party. Ossoff said he would make a decision after the 1986 Election. On December 23rd, 1986, Ossoff announced he would not be leaving the Social Democratic Party, nor would he be creating an Ossoff Party. 

1988 Presidential Campaign
On December 25th, 1986, Richard Ossoff announced his intention to run for the Social Democratic Party's Presidential nomination in 1988, and he was one of this first to do this. When he announced that he intended to run, Ossoff was not taken seriously, and was accused of not having enough experience to be the President.