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Trump EndorsedIncumbentAndy Ogles
Incumbent Republican candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee
TN-05 Republican nominee?
$119.2K
AUG 7, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
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$119.2KAUG 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age55 years old (Jun 18, 1971)
GenderMale
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LocationTennessee
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationMiddle Tennessee State University (B.S.)
Notable personal detailsWilliam Andrew Ogles IV, known as Andy Ogles, is a Republican politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee’s 5th congressional district since 2023. He previously served as mayor of Maury County, Tennessee (2018–2022). He has worked in advocacy and policy roles including with Americans for Prosperity and the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics, and has also worked as an entrepreneur in restaurants and real estate investment. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports lower taxes, limited government, and supply-side economic policies; has promoted ending federal taxes on tips and described work to preserve lower taxes and economic growth. Advocates working with the president and Republican agenda to deliver tax relief and pro-growth reforms.
Healthcare
Selected a position indicating support for maintaining Medicare and Medicaid while opposing additional taxpayer-funded government healthcare programs; opposes vaccine mandates. Responses come from a 2022 candidate questionnaire.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate advocates aggressive enforcement-first immigration policies, endorsing expanded ICE operations, faster deportations, and strict border controls; he frames unauthorized migration as an 'invasion' and supports legislative and oversight actions to empower enforcement. He has introduced or backed bills and press events aimed at increasing removals and limiting protections for undocumented immigrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports significant restrictions on abortion, including federal limits on chemical abortion and legislative measures to restrict abortion practices. Has publicly stated that the overturning of Roe v. Wade was positive and that life begins at conception. Has sponsored bills to ban chemical abortions and to prohibit enforcement of surrogacy-contract provisions that require abortions.
Climate & Energy
Opposes Biden administration climate and energy regulations and has sponsored or supported measures to block funding for federal climate programs and to repeal major federal clean-energy legislation. Frames climate policies as harmful to affordability and favors limiting federal climate initiatives. Actions include leading letters opposing energy-efficiency mandates and sponsoring amendments to bar funding for climate programs.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports broad gun rights and actions to prevent federal retention of firearm transaction records; has publicly defended displaying firearms and cosponsored legislation to prohibit the federal government from keeping firearms transaction records. No evidence found of support for assault-weapons bans, universal background checks, or red-flag laws in the cited materials.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedAug 7, 2026
Andy Ogles is in the news after losing the Republican primary for Tennessee’s newly redrawn 5th Congressional District to Charlie Hatcher. The result came after redistricting reshaped the seat and left most voters new to the district. Ogles has also recently drawn attention for a series of hardline immigration proposals, including bills to tighten denaturalization, deportation, and entry rules. He also faced criticism over an anti-gay social media post that appeared on his account.
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Articles
NNewsmax2 months ago
Rep. Ogles to Newsmax: Denaturalize, Deport Migrants Who Lied
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AOArkansas Online7 days ago
Tennessee voters choose two hopefuls for US House race
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FNFox News6 days ago
Trump-backed incumbent ousted as GOP redraw reshapes battle for House
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TDThe Daily Beast7 days ago
Trump Suffers Double Humiliation as His Candidate Loses Red Seat
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Latest Polls
TN-05 Republican nominee?
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
2TN-05 Republican nominee?
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total raisedCash on hand
$1.0M
$760.1K
$506.7K
$253.4K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$1.0M
$124.7K
$888.8K
$37.0K
Cycle 2024
$986.2K
$61.9K
$1.0M
$43.7K
Cycle 2026
$447.5K
$85.1K
$424.4K
$28.3K
Source: FEC