Incumbent
TN-05 Republican nominee?
$16.6K
AUG 7, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age54 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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Positions
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.
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