Jon Ossoff: The Reason He Doesn't Live In Georgia's 6th District

DUNWOODY, GA -- As voters in Georgia's 6th Congressional District go to the polls Tuesday, much continues to be made about where Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff lives. More specifically, the fact that he doesn't live in the 6th District.

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Ossoff, a political newcomer, is facing Republican Karen Handel in the most expensive House of Representatives race in U.S. history. Handel's north Fulton home made news last week when a suspicious powder was found there -- but Ossoff's home and more specifically, where his home isn't, has become big news as well. To get notified of the local election news like this, click here to sign up for the East Cobb Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.

Even President Donald Trump has harped on the issue, tweeting Monday that "Karen Handel's opponent in #GA06 can't even vote in the district he wants to represent ... because he doesn't even life there! He wants to raise taxes and kill healthcare. On Tuesday, #VoteKarenHandel."

Ossoff, who lives in a part of Atlanta that is in central DeKalb County near the Northlake area, has played down the fact that he doesn't live in the 6th District. In April, he told CNN that he grew up there and still has family there. He said that he lives close to Emory University, where his girlfriend -- now his fiancee -- is going to medical school. To get notified of the local election news like this, click here to sign up for the East Cobb Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here.Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.

"I grew up on this community. No one knew there was going to be an election coming. I've been living with Alicia my girlfriend for 12 years down by Emory University where she's a full-time medical student," he told CNN. "And as soon as she concludes her medical training, I'll be 10 minutes up the street into the district where I grew up. But I wanted to support her career and do right by here."

For the past two months, voters in the 6th District -- the affluent north Atlanta suburbs encompassing parts of Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb counties -- have been deluged with TV, radio and internet ads portraying the candidates in one light or the other.

Tuesday's vote concludes the race to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom Price, who vacated the seat to become the nation's health secretary. The closely watched election has benefited from an outpouring of cash from outside groups to become the most expensive House race in the U.S. history.

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