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Andy Ogles

Analysis: Tennessee’s congressional delegation is particularly partisan

By Nina Cardona

May 15, 2024

Knoxville Republican Tim Burchett is the member of Tennessee’s congressional delegation most likely to reach across the aisle. But taken as a whole, the people who this state’s voters have sent to Washington D.C. rank pretty low for bipartisanship.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Bill Hagerty, Congress, Elections 2024, Marsha Blackburn, partisanship, Tim Burchett

Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles draws Republican and Democratic challengers

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

April 11, 2024

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary as he seeks to retain a congressional seat passing through Nashville.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Associated Press, Elections 2024

‘We should kill them all’: TN Congressman Andy Ogles responds to questions on US involvement in Gaza

By Marianna Bacallao

February 21, 2024

U.S. Congressman Andy Ogles of Tennessee is under fire for his comments on the war in Gaza. In a recently released video, Ogles can be seen walking through the U.S. Capitol, as a pro-Palestinian activist questions him on America’s support for Israel’s military.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: American Muslim Advisory Council, Andy Ogles, Elections 2024, Gaza, Israel, Nashville Metro Council, neo-nazi, Palestine, William Lamberth, Zulfat Suara

Watchdog group asks Congress to investigate Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, flagging $1M discrepancy in financial disclosures

By Marianna Bacallao

January 9, 2024

Tennessee Republican Congressman Andy Ogles is the subject of an ethics complaint released Tuesday by the Campaign Legal Center. The watchdog group has flagged a more than $1 million discrepancy in Ogles’ financial disclosures to Congress.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Campaign Legal Center, Elections 2024, Federal Election Commission

Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles wants to defund the federal department that investigates gun crimes

By Blaise Gainey

June 1, 2023

Nashville Congressman Andy Ogles wants to defund the government agency that investigates federal offenses involving the unlawful use of firearms.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, firearms, guns

How do Andy Ogles’ constituents feel about his votes against Kevin McCarthy? We asked two.

By Blaise Gainey

January 5, 2023

Hardline Republicans — including Nashville Congressman-elect Andy Ogles — won’t back California Republican Kevin McCarthy for speaker. Ogles’ supporters are divided on the tactic.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Congress

Tennessee’s newest congressman, Andy Ogles, joins hardline Republicans voting against Kevin McCarthy

By Blaise Gainey

January 3, 2023

In his first act as Nashville’s new 5th District Congressman, Andy Ogles joined hardline Republicans voting against Kevin McCarthy to be the next speaker of the U.S. House.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, Andy Ogles

Tennessee Republicans are mostly quiet about Trump’s latest bid for president, but one is already backing a rival

By Blaise Gainey

November 21, 2022

Former President Donald Trump formally announced he’s making a third bid for the White House in 2024, but many of his former supporters are staying quiet about the prospect of another term. That includes several top Tennessee Republicans, who will not say whether they will back him.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Bill Lee, Cameron Sexton, Donald Trump, Marsha Blackburn, Ron DeSantis

Andy Ogles, Tennessee’s newest congressman, hints at rolling back same-sex marriage and other culture-war fights

By Blaise Gainey

November 9, 2022

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Republican Andy Ogles called himself the country’s most conservative mayor when he led Maury County. Now as the congressman-elect in Middle Tennessee’s District 5, he’s doubling down.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles

Republican Andy Ogles wins 5th Congressional District race, flipping longtime Democratic seat

By Blaise Gainey

November 8, 2022

Republican Andy Ogles beat Democrat Heidi Campbell in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, turning the district red for the first time in its recorded history and giving the GOP another seat in Congress. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, Andy Ogles, Heidi Campbell

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