Jon Ossoff, a Democratic congressional candidate in Georgia's sixth district, said Sunday there is "no substitute" for public education despite never attending an American public school.
The NTK Network captured a video of Ossoff talking to canvassers and phone bankers outside one of his campaign offices.
"Schools and education is a very interesting issue in this area," Ossoff said. "What I've been saying is public schools always come first. There's no substitute for public schools."
Ossoff never attended public school in the United States, however, and his only public education experience was receiving his master's degree in London, the NTK Network reported.
Ossoff attended the Paideia School, a private high school in Atlanta, GA, The tuition for Paideia School during the 2004-2005 school year was $14,355 for grades 9-11 and $14,505 for grade 12.
From there, Ossoff went on to attended Georgetown University which CNN ranked in 2009 as the second most expensive college in America, costing an estimated $52,161 a year. Ossoff was a senior at Georgetown in 2009.
Then he went on to London, England where Ossoff received his first taste of public education at 23 years of age. Per his website, Ossoff never attended an American public school.
Ossoff is running to replace Tom Price, who is now serving as President Trump's secretary of health and human services. Republicans have criticized the Georgia Democrat during the campaign for his ties to Qatari-owned Al Jazeera. Ossoff received over $5,000 in compensation from Al Jazeera since January 2016, the Washington Free Beacon reported Wednesday.
"Al Jazeera is widely viewed as a propaganda outlet for the Emir of Qatar, who bankrolls the outlet and also provides funding to terrorist organizations such as Hamas, al Qaeda, and ISIS," according to the Free Beacon.
The special election for the open seat is scheduled for April 18. Ossoff is currently leading the race, according to a poll released Monday.