Out-of-Touch Ossoff Puts Trans Values Ahead of Georgia Values
Georgia's senior Democrat senator wouldn't stand against the oppression of female athletes.
An overwhelming majority of Georgians believe women and girls deserve access to their own athletics programs, free from the intrusion of males. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff isn't one of them.
Ossoff is looking to keep his position as Georgia's senior senator when he comes up for reelection next year. But his recent move to deny female athletes a safe and level playing field begs the question of how well he really knows his constituents.
In March, Ossoff had the opportunity to support S. 9, the Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act, and chose a different path.
The brief, two-page bill was straightforward in its intention—to amend Title IX to clarify that institutions that receive federal funds may not allow biological males to participate in athletics programs or other activities designated specifically for females.
Although the companion bill passed the House in January, Senate Democrats, including Ossoff, filibustered the Senate version, halting its progress on a procedural vote.
That move could prove costly for Ossoff come November 2026.
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Georgia Values
Some 70 percent of Georgia voters favor legislation requiring athletes to compete on teams matching their biological sex, including nearly 60 percent who do so "strongly," according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll published in January.
That result tracks with national New York Times/Ipsos polling from that same month, which found that 79 percent of U.S. adults feel trans-identifying men should not be allowed to compete in women's sports. That includes 67 percent of Democrats.
Perhaps Ossoff is unaware. His state legislators, however, seem to be paying closer attention.
Weeks after Ossoff voted against protecting women's sports, Georgia lawmakers passed the Riley Gaines Act. The bill, named after the NCAA swimmer-turned-women's-sports-advocate, bans biological males from competing in female athletics programs at all academic levels across the Peach State.
Ossoff is now being hammered by other Georgians for failing to do the same on a national level.
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), who has launched a bid for Ossoff's seat, released a campaign ad in May contrasting Ossoff's record against his own support for President Donald Trump and keeping men out of women's sports.
We just launched a new ad—and it’s one Jon Ossoff won’t want Georgia to see.
— Buddy Carter (@Buddy_Carter) May 27, 2025
Give it a watch. Share if it says what needs to be said. pic.twitter.com/WM8mKnXVv2
"He's been MAGA from the beginning," a man in a dress whines to someone over the phone in the ad, referring to Carter. "He's been loyal to Trump—defended him during impeachment."
"And Buddy helped Trump at the border with deportations," the person on the other end of the line interjects.
The man on screen goes on to complain that Carter supports "banning people like me from competing in women's sports" and "even believes there's only two genders."
"Now Buddy wants to help Trump beat Jon Ossoff," he adds as he picks up an "Ossoff 4 Senate" sign and stomps off to his car in his platform sandals.
"After all Ossoff has done for us," his friend replies.
"It's just not fair!" the man cosplaying a woman cries, slamming his car door.
Georgia's Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King is another Republican hoping to unseat Ossoff.
King, who is also a retired major general and former police chief, notes on his campaign website that he, unlike Ossoff, stands for "Georgia values."
"Georgians know that biological men don’t belong in women’s sports. Jon Ossoff disagrees," King writes on one webpage. "In the Senate, I’ll fight to protect girls’ sports, keep radical ideologies out of our classrooms and military, and preserve our constitutional rights."
Democrats Retreat
While Ossoff appears to be doubling down on the left's gender extremism, other Democrats have begun to back away from what many now recognize as a toxic issue for their party.
Even Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), Congress' first trans-identifying member, recently admitted to the New York Times' Ezra Klein that Democrats might have taken trans ideology too far, too fast.
"I think that’s an accurate reflection of the overplaying of the hand in some ways—that we as a coalition went to Trans 201, Trans 301, when people were still at a very much Trans 101 stage," McBride said.
Of course, that explanation fails to acknowledge that trans ideology is inherently flawed and harmful at every stage. But hey, progress is progress.
Republicans’ cruel crusade against trans kids is all an attempt to divert attention from ripping healthcare away from millions of Americans.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 18, 2025
We'll keep fighting and we'll keep marching on. https://t.co/NgmQyJKdIC
Meanwhile, as word spread that the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender transitions for minors on June 18, the response from the left was one of tepid disapproval.
No riots. No burning cities. No blue-haired women screaming and crying uncontrollably. Just half-hearted laments and bizarre claims that the case, initially filed by trans activists in 2023, was somehow engineered as a distraction from current spending battles on Capitol Hill.
Ossoff, meanwhile, was notably silent.
Maybe he finally got the memo and realized this isn't the hill he wants his Senate career to die on.
But if he's betting on voters to forget his extremist record, that's a bet he'd best be prepared to lose. His GOP challengers have all the ammunition they need and aren't likely to let up the pressure.
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