- Andy Ogles was elected Maury County Mayor in 2018 after securing the Republican nomination through a GOP convention and defeating incumbent Charlie Norman, with strong backing from State Rep. Sheila Butt (Daily Herald, Tennessean).
- Ogles ran on a platform focused on fiscal responsibility, tax transparency, responsible growth, and support for education, leveraging his background in business and policy while having no prior government experience (Daily Herald, James Bennett - Daily Herald).
- He and his campaign volunteers claimed extensive voter outreach, knocking on as many as 18,000 doors, which he credited for his electoral success (Daily Herald).
- For the 2022 election, Ogles secured the GOP nomination for a second term as mayor unopposed but withdrew at the last minute to run for Congress, leaving the Republican Party unable to field another nominee and forcing other GOP candidates to run as independents (Columbia Daily Herald, Tennessean).
- Ogles’ withdrawal from the mayoral race close to the deadline was seen as disruptive within the local Republican party, as it prevented them from holding a new caucus and selecting a replacement nominee (Daily Herald).
- Throughout his career, Ogles has teased higher political ambitions, including potential runs for governor and Congress, regularly raising his profile through criticism of state leadership and active involvement at conservative events (Tennessee Star, Knoxville News-Sentinel).
August 2021: Ogles Was Prompted About A Gubernatorial Run But Had Not Announced According to Tennessee Star, "In response, 'Ogles for governor,' was shouted from the audience. While Ogles has not made an announcement that he would be running in the Republican gubernatorial primary in August 2022, his talk in front of the Tellico Village Conservative Club, where he was accompanied by his wife, had all the ingredients of a campaign stump speech." [Tennessee Star, 8/2/21]
2018: Andy Ogles Announced Republican Primary Challenge To Sen. Bob Corker According to Nashville Post, "Andy Ogles, the former head of the Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity, announced Thursday he will run in the Republican primary for Senate in 2018." [Nashville Post, 4/19/21]
Andy Ogles Stepped Down From Americans For Prosperity To Run For Senate According to Nashville Post, "Ogles stepped down from AFP to run for the Senate." [Nashville Post, 4/19/21]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Selected As Republican Frontrunner By Maury County Republican Caucus According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles on Monday shared his plans to withdraw from the race after being selected as the Republican frontrunner during the Maury County Republican Caucus on Jan. 29." [Columbia Daily Herald, 4/14/22]
2006: Ogles Lost State Senate Race With 309 Votes According to The Tennessean, "Four years later, he placed dead last in a six-way state Senate race, losing to Sen. Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, with 309 votes." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2006: Ogles Lost State Senate Race, Placed Last According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Four years later, he placed dead last in a six-way state Senate race, losing to Sen. Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, with 309 votes." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/26/24]
2018: Ogles Briefly Considered Gubernatorial Run After Failed Bids According to Columbia Daily Herald, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Columbia Daily Herald, 12/18/24]
2018: Ogles Considered But Did Not Run For Governor According to The Tennessean, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Tennessean, 12/24/24]
2018: Ogles Briefly Considered Gubernatorial Run Before Election As Maury County Mayor According to The Tennessean, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
Pre-2022: Ogles Lost Prior Bids For Congress And State Senate According to The Tennessean, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
March 2018: Maury County GOP Nominated Andy Ogles For County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "The Maury County Republican Party selected former U.S. Senate candidate Andy Ogles for county mayor at its nominating convention Saturday at the Memorial Building." [Daily Herald, 3/18/18]
2018: State Rep. Sheila Butt Nominated Andy Ogles For County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Ogles was nominated by state Rep. Sheila Butt, R-Columbia. He will face at least three candidates in the Aug. 2 general election, County Mayor Charlie Norman, County Commissioner Sonny Shackleford and U.S. Army veteran Amanda Kelton." [Daily Herald, 3/18/18]
March 2018: Andy Ogles Was Nominated As GOP Candidate For Maury County Mayor By County Republican Party According to Nashville Post, "Andy Ogles, the former head of the Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity who dropped out of the U.S. Senate race last fall, has been nominated as the GOP candidate for Maury County mayor, in an unusual move by the county's Republican party." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 3/19/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Ran As Republican Nominee For Maury County Mayor According to The Daily Herald, "Rather than running negative attacks, Norman said he's been proud of the civility from Republican nominee Andy Ogles, Maury County commissioner Sonny Shackelford and Army veteran Amanda Kelton." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 6/22/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Republican Nominee For Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Regardless, the campaign ads were an attempt, in my opinion, to influence the election in favor of Republican nominee Andy Ogles." [Daily Herald, 7/24/18]
2018: Daily Herald Reported Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "They were licking their wounds with the election of Republican Andy Ogles as county mayor. The overwhelming majority were hoping for incumbent Charlie Norman or former County Commission Chairman Sonny Shackelford, who ran as independents." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/9/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Won Maury County Mayoral Nomination Through GOP Convention According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "about 125 members of the county GOP who showed up at the Memorial Building chose Ogles as their nominee - as opposed to the 3,300 who voted in the 2014 primary. Norman did not submit his name for consideration, though he was the incumbent Republican mayor of Maury County." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/26/18]
Andy Ogles Had Considered A U.S. Senate Run Before Bob Corker's Decision According to Daily Herald, "a relative newcomer to Maury County who had flirted with a U.S. Senate run before Bob Corker announced he would not seek re-election." [Daily Herald, 12/28/18]
2018: James Bennett Stated Andy Ogles Was Surprise Republican Nominee for Maury County Mayor According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "Ogles was the surprise Republican nominee for county mayor. He was introduced by state Rep. Sheila Butt, R-Columbia, whom many thought might want the job. The 'R' next to his name on the ballot allowed him to beat incumbent Charlie Norman and former commissioner Sonny Shackelford, who ran as independents." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 12/30/18]
2017-2018: Ogles Campaigned For U.S. Senate But Dropped Out Of The Race According to Tennessean, "A year before being elected county mayor, Ogles announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, seeking the post held at the time by Sen. Bob Corker R-Tennessee. Months later, Ogles dropped out of the 2018 Republican primary, citing the altered political landscape, following Corker's decision not to seek re-election." [Tennessean, 6/22/21]
January 2022: Daily Herald Reported Andy Ogles Won GOP Nomination For Maury County Mayor Unopposed According to Daily Herald, "Andy Ogles won the Republican nomination for another term as county mayor, unopposed." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/31/22]
2018: Donna Locke Stated Andy Ogles Won Maury County Mayoral GOP Nomination After State Party Backed Him Over Incumbent According to an opinion piece by Donna Locke in Daily Herald, "After failing to get elected to offices in Williamson County, Ogles moved to Maury and almost immediately ran for county mayor in 2018, emerging with 36% of the split vote in the local GOP 'convention,' and getting the Republican nomination after the state GOP shafted Republican incumbent Charlie Norman and backed Ogles." [Donna Locke - Daily Herald, 2/13/22]
January 2022: Andy Ogles Was Selected Republican Frontrunner For Maury County Mayor By Caucus According to Daily Herald, "Ogles is the Republican frontrunner currently on the ballot for mayor, selected in January by a Maury County Republican Caucus. The county party opted to conduct a caucus to draw 'bona fide Republican voters' to select the nominee instead of holding a Republican primary [...]." [Daily Herald, 4/19/22]
2017: Andy Ogles Withdrew From The 2018 Republican Senate Primary In Tennessee According to Tennessean, "Conservative activist Andy Ogles has dropped out of the 2018 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, citing the altered political landscape after Sen. Bob Corker decided not to run and the deep pockets of other GOP candidates." [Tennessean, 11/16/17]
2017: Ogles Cited Financial Disadvantages Against Blackburn And Fincher In His Withdrawal Statement According to Tennessean, "With two Republican candidates for the nomination, who have millions of dollars in their Congressional accounts or personal wealth at their disposal, I do not see a path to raise the millions of dollars needed to run a successful race this election cycle," Ogles said. [Tennessean, 11/16/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Criticized Republican Senators For Failing To Fulfill Conservative Promises According to Nashville Post, "'Over the past several months it has become increasingly clear that too many of our elected officials in Washington are failing our country, failing to fulfill their promises, and failing our future. Sadly, Republicans who promised to govern as conservatives if we would just ‘give them a majority’ are letting us down the most, including our Senators from Tennessee,' Ogles said in a press release announcing his run." [Nashville Post, 4/19/21]
2006: Andy Ogles Ran For Tennessee State Senate In The 23rd District Republican Primary According to The Tennessean, "Andy Ogles, 34, a business consultant, was running because he wanted to see more 'good solid conservative Christian men' running for elected office. In 2002, Ogles lost in his bid to represent the Fourth Congressional District in Congress. He emphasized his conservative values to differentiate him from the other Republicans." [Tennessean, 4/7/06]
March 2018: Andy Ogles Cited Maury County Fiscal Issues As His Motivation According to Daily Herald, '"Maury County faces major fiscal issues in the coming years, and I think I am the candidate to solve them," Ogles told The Daily Herald moments after his nomination.' [Daily Herald, 3/18/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Highlighted Financial Transparency As Key Issue In Maury County Mayoral Race According to The Daily Herald, Ogles stated, "One is finance transparency; with this a recent audit by the state that found several deficiencies. That has got to be fixed." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/25/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Cited Tax Policy Experience And Small Business Background In Campaign According to The Daily Herald, "My background is really what I want to focus on," Ogles said. "Having been a small business owner, I understand what it takes to grow a business and the frustrations of having to work government. [...] Having advised governors on their tax policy, we're facing difficult times on how to manage our money. I have the background to do that." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 6/22/18]
2018: Ogles Denied Koch Brothers Were Supporting His Mayoral Campaign According to Daily Herald, "They are not interested in a local race," Ogles said. "I appreciate my former employers, but no. I have not worked for them in a couple of years now." [Daily Herald, 7/24/18]
2018: Ogles Claimed His Campaign Relied On Voter Contact And Republican Turnout According to Daily Herald, "We have knocked on about 16,000 doors. If I win, I will look back and say it's because of the voter contact we have had." [Daily Herald, 7/24/18]
2018: Ogles Denied Knowledge Of Outside PAC Mailers Targeting Democratic Voters According to Daily Herald, '"I'm not sure what the motivation would be for the mailer would be," Ogles said. "I am a little jealous no one has done it for me. [...] If I were going to do extra mail I would do it for me. I did three mail pieces early, then had to cut one for budgetary reasons. Now we're finishing with a couple of mail pieces. If anyone did anything for me, I would prefer to have a big Andy Ogles logo on it."' [Daily Herald, 7/24/18]
2018: Local Democratic Chairman Claimed Outside PAC Supported Ogles Via Vote Splitting According to Daily Herald, 'Maury County Democratic Party Chairman Seth James Campbell said the Great America Coalition was "nothing more than dark political money" being funneled in to Maury County to influence the election. "This dirty money is being sent in to our county in hopes of splitting the vote so the Republican nominee, Andy Ogles, can win the race," Campbell said.' [Daily Herald, 7/24/18]
August 2018: Andy Ogles Won Election After High-Visibility Campaigning At Maury County Election Commission According to Daily Herald, "Andy Ogles' smiling face was the first drivers saw when they turned onto Tradewinds Drive, headed to the Maury County Election Commission office for early voting. [...] The last-minute reminder likely was effective in Ogles' case because he won and because he staked out the No. 1 position in line. It seemed as though the economist never went home … at least during voting hours." [Daily Herald, 8/5/18]
August 2018: Andy Ogles Claimed He And Volunteers Knocked On 18,000 Doors During Campaign According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said he and campaign volunteers knocked on 18,000 doors." [Daily Herald, 8/5/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Campaigned On Keeping Taxes Low Despite School Needs According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "He talked in the campaign on keeping taxes low despite the need for new schools." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/26/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Had No Prior Government Experience Before Mayoral Election According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "Ogles comes to the job with economic theory on one hand - but no experience in government on the other hand." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/26/18]
2018: Ogles Promised To Prioritize Education And County Growth According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said he looks forward to managing the county as it sees continued growth and is excited to support the county's education system. He plans to spend his first weeks in office, meeting with all of the county's departments and every employee in the county as part of a strategic planning effort." [Daily Herald, 9/1/18]
2018: Ogles Stated His Door Would Be Open To County Employees According to Daily Herald, "I want them to know that my door is open," Ogles said. "I want them to let me know what they feel is great about the county and where they think we need some work." [Daily Herald, 9/1/18]
2018: Ogles Planned To Leverage Nashville And Washington Connections For Maury County According to Daily Herald, "He promised to use his connections in Nashville and Washington to bring Maury County to the forefront." [Daily Herald, 9/1/18]
Andy Ogles Cited Responsible Growth and Opposition to Tax Increases as Key Campaign Priorities in 2018 According to Daily Herald, "The most important topics of conversation were growth and taxes. 'Obviously, we know growth is coming,' Ogles said. 'We have to have responsible growth, and debt is a big part of it. We have to make sure we can handle responsible growth … and avoid tax increases. I have said growth is a blessing, but if not managed properly, growth is a curse. We have to make sure we are minding every penny.'" [Daily Herald, 12/4/18]
Andy Ogles Described Personal Campaign Outreach in August 2018 According to Daily Herald, "'We went to work after early voting and started knocking on doors, hand-delivering our message to voters. During the entire campaign, I think we knocked on 18,000 doors.'" [Daily Herald, 12/4/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Defeated Charlie Norman In Maury County Mayor Election According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles previously beat Norman in the 2018 election, garnering 6,843 votes followed by Norman's 5,387 votes." [Columbia Daily Herald, 2/17/22]
2018: Andy Ogles Won Election As Mayor Of Maury County According to Tennessean, "Prior to his election to Congress, Ogles won his first election, becoming mayor of Maury County in 2018." [Tennessean, 8/3/24]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County, Tennessee According to Tennessean, "Prior to his election to Congress, Ogles won his first election, becoming mayor of Maury County in 2018." [Tennessean, 11/7/24]
August 2018: Ogles Defeated Incumbent Charlie Norman In Election According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said Thursday night after he ousted incumbent Charlie Norman, who won as a Republican in 2014 but ran as an independent on Aug 2." [Daily Herald, 8/5/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "Ogles had the Republican label and worked hard to win the election." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/26/18]
August 2018: Andy Ogles Was Sworn In As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "incoming Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and other elected officials were sworn in by the county's judges." [Daily Herald, 9/1/18]
2018: Ogles Defeated Charlie Norman For Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles previously beat Norman in the 2018 election, garnering 6,843 votes followed by Norman's 5,387 votes.' [Daily Herald, 2/17/22]
2018: Andy Ogles Defeated Charlie Norman For Maury County Mayor According to The Daily Herald, "Past one-term Maury County Mayor Charlie Norman, who was previously defeated by Ogles in 2018 for a second term, announced his candidacy as an Independent in November, well before the Republican caucus nomination deadline." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/18/22]
2018: Andy Ogles Defeated Incumbent Mayor Norman In Maury County Mayoral Race According to Columbia Daily Herald, "In 2018, then one-term incumbent mayor Norman lost to Ogles, drawing 5,387 votes to Ogles' winning 6,843 votes." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/8/22]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Self-proclaimed conservative Norman, who put in his hat early in the race as an Independent initially positioned himself to face current mayor Andy Ogles once again. He served as past county mayor from 2014 to 2018 but lost the 2018 election to Ogles." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/10/22]
August 2022: Andy Ogles Was Serving As Maury County Mayor During His Primary Victory According to The Daily News Journal, "Republican Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County, won a nine-candidate primary with 37% of the vote." [Daily News Journal, 8/21/22]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Endorsed By Retiring State Rep. Sheila Butt According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "He lost to newcomer Andy Ogles, who was endorsed by retiring state Rep. Sheila Butt." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/26/18]
2018: Ogles Was Nominated By Maury County Republican Party And Endorsed By Rep. Sheila Butt According to Daily Herald, "Nominated by Maury County's Republican Party and endorsed by Rep. Sheila Butt, R-Columbia, Ogles ran on a campaign promising to fund classrooms, making certain teachers have the resources they need and implementing a long-term infrastructure plan for the county." [Daily Herald, 9/1/18]
2022: Ogles Indicated Willingness To Relinquish Mayoral Race If Elected To Congress According to The Daily Herald, "He said he will keep his hat in the race for mayor, relinquishing if he wins the 5th District seat." [Daily Herald, 3/22/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayoral Race To Run For Congress According to Columbia Daily Herald, "First term Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, a Republican, has officially withdrawn from the county mayoral race, relinquishing chances of a second term." [Columbia Daily Herald, 4/14/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Filed Withdrawal Paperwork For Mayoral Race According to Columbia Daily Herald, "According to the Maury County Election Office, Ogles filed the withdrawal paperwork Thursday." [Columbia Daily Herald, 4/14/22]
January 2022: Andy Ogles Won Republican Nomination For Second Term As Maury County Mayor Unopposed According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles recently won the Republican nomination to seek a second term as county mayor without opposition at the Maury County Republican Caucus on Jan. 29." [Columbia Daily Herald, 2/17/22]
2025: Axios Reported Ogles Was Encouraged To Run For Governor According to The Tennessean, "Tennessee's embattled new Congressman U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles is reportedly 'being encouraged' to run for governor, according to Axios, but has not publicly indicated interest in a bid." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
2025: Axios Reported Ogles Was Encouraged To Run For Tennessee Governor According to The Tennessean, "Tennessee's embattled new Congressman U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles is reportedly 'being encouraged' to run for governor, according to Axios, but has not publicly indicated interest in a bid." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
June 2021: Ogles Indicated He Planned To Seek Re-Election As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "As recently as June, Ogles told The Daily Herald he plans to seek reelection for mayor of Maury County." [Daily Herald, 8/13/21]
August 2021: Andy Ogles Confirmed He Was Considering A Primary Challenge Against Lee In 2022 According to Commercial Appeal, "'It’s certainly within the realm of possibility,' Ogles said Wednesday when asked whether he's challenging Lee." [Commercial Appeal, 8/13/21]
August 2021: Andy Ogles Considered Challenging Lee In 2022 Gubernatorial Primary According to Leaf-Chronicle, "Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County who is eyeing a longshot primary challenge against Lee in 2022, [...] appears to enjoy teasing the idea of running for governor. 'It's certainly within the realm of possibility,' Ogles said Wednesday when asked whether he's challenging Lee." [Leaf-Chronicle, 8/14/21]
2021: Andy Ogles Labeled His Facebook Page ‘Mayor Andy Ogles 2022’ Suggesting Possible Gubernatorial Run According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "The Maury County mayor has since become relatively quiet on his Facebook page, the title of which he had changed to ‘Mayor Andy Ogles 2022’ earlier in the year." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 9/12/21]
Ogles Won Republican Nomination For Maury County Mayor In January 2022 According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles recently won the Republican nomination to seek a second term as county mayor without opposition at the Maury County Republican Caucus on Jan. 29.' [Daily Herald, 2/17/22]
January 2022: Ogles Was Elected Republican Nominee For Maury County Mayor According to The Tennessean, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles was elected as the Republican nominee to run for his second term as county mayor during a January county Republican caucus." [Tennessean, 4/12/22]
April 2022: Ogles Announced Intention To Withdraw From County Mayor Race According to The Tennessean, "Ogles said on Monday he plans to officially withdraw from the county mayor race by the deadline this week. 'The seat of mayor belongs to the people of Maury County,' Ogles said. 'They should be the ones to decide.'" [Tennessean, 4/12/22]
April 2022: Andy Ogles Was Elected Republican Nominee For A Second Term As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles was elected as the Republican nominee to run for his second term as county mayor during a January county Republican caucus." [Daily Herald, 4/12/22]
April 2022: Andy Ogles Said He Planned To Withdraw From Mayoral Race According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said he plans to withdraw from the mayoral race this week, but the seat is still faced with competition." [Daily Herald, 4/12/22]
April 2022: Andy Ogles Officially Withdrew From Maury County Mayoral Race According to The Daily Herald, "First term Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, a Republican, has officially withdrawn from the county mayoral race, relinquishing chances of a second term. According to the Maury County Election Office, Ogles filed the withdrawal paperwork Thursday." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/18/22]
April 2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Withdrew From Mayoral Race To Pursue 5th Congressional District According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles will not seek reelection for the top position in the county in the Aug. 4 General Election. Ogles confirmed with The Daily Herald on Monday afternoon that he plans to withdraw from the mayoral race by the deadline on April 14 at noon [...] He said that the 5th District is now his focus. As of April 7, Ogles filed a petition to run in the state Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District seat." [Daily Herald, 4/19/22]
2022: Ogles Stated Maury County Mayor Seat Should Be Chosen By Voters According to Daily Herald, "'The seat of mayor belongs to the people of Maury County,' Ogles said. 'They should be the ones to decide.'" [Daily Herald, 4/19/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayoral Race To Run For Congress According to Daily Herald, "Andy Ogles, current Maury County Mayor, previously the Republican frontrunner, withdrew from the mayoral race in April to run instead in the 5th Congressional District, leaving the Republican nomination for mayor vacant." [Daily Herald, 7/17/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayor's Race To Run For Congress According to Daily Herald, "Ogles began as the Republican nominee for mayor but changed course when he withdrew his bid to vie instead for the 5th Congressional District seat, which he won in the Republican primary on Thursday against eight other challengers." [Daily Herald, 8/7/22]
2022: Andy Ogles' Last-Minute Withdrawal Affected Republican Nomination Process For Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "With Ogles' late withdrawal from the mayoral election at the last hour of the deadline, Butt and Baker, both known conservatives were forced to run as Independents. The Maury County Republican Party was unable to hold another caucus on such short notice to elect another Republican nominee on the Republican ticket. Ogles' last-minute withdrawal left fellow Republicans in his county seat perturbed with no ability to secure another Republican candidate." [Daily Herald, 8/7/22]
Andy Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayor's Race In 2022 According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Butt initially announced her campaign for county mayor in April, a position she also said she was hesitant to take on, following Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' announcement that he would drop out of the mayor's race." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/7/22]
2022: Andy Ogles' Late Withdrawal Prevented GOP From Replacing Him On Ballot According to Columbia Daily Herald, "With Ogles' late withdrawal from the mayoral election at the last hour of the deadline, Butt and Baker, both known conservatives were forced to run as Independents. The Maury County Republican Party was unable to hold another caucus on such short notice to elect another Republican nominee on the Republican ticket. Ogles' last-minute withdrawal left fellow Republicans in his county seat perturbed with no ability to secure another Republican candidate." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/7/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayoral Race According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles began as the Republican nominee for reelection but changed course when he withdrew his bid to vie instead for the 5th Congressional District seat, which he won in the Republican primary on Thursday against eight other challengers." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/10/22]
2022: Ogles' Late Withdrawal From Mayoral Race Prevented Republican Party From Introducing New Nominee According to Columbia Daily Herald, "With Ogles' late withdrawal from the mayoral election at the last hour of the deadline, Butt and Baker, both known conservatives were forced to run as Independents. The Maury County Republican Party was unable to hold another caucus on such short notice to elect another Republican nominee on the Republican ticket." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/10/22]
Andy Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayoral Race In 2022 To Run For Congress According to Daily Herald, "Ogles began as the Republican nominee for reelection but changed course when he withdrew his bid to vie instead for the 5th Congressional District seat, which he won in the Republican primary on Thursday against eight other challengers." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 8/10/22]
Andy Ogles Withdrew Late From The 2022 Maury County Mayoral Election, Affecting Republican Nomination According to Daily Herald, "With Ogles' late withdrawal from the mayoral election at the last hour of the deadline, Butt and Baker, both known conservatives were forced to run as Independents. The Maury County Republican Party was unable to hold another caucus on such short notice to elect another Republican nominee on the Republican ticket. Ogles' last-minute withdrawal left fellow Republicans in his county seat perturbed with no ability to secure another Republican candidate." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 8/10/22]
Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayoral Race Close To Deadline According to Tennessean, "he withdrew from the Maury County mayoral race so close to the withdrawal deadline that the party was unable to choose another Republican nominee in the Maury County General Election." [Tennessean, 2/28/23]
August 2021: Andy Ogles Announced Requests To Curb Governor Lee's Emergency Powers In Special Session According to Commercial Appeal, "Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County who is eyeing a longshot primary challenge against Lee in 2022, on Wednesday announced his own list of requests for the legislature to curb Lee's emergency powers during a special session." [Commercial Appeal, 8/13/21]
August 2021: Andy Ogles Announced Requests To Curb Governor Lee's Emergency Powers According to Oak Ridger, "Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County who is eyeing a longshot primary challenge against Lee in 2022, on Wednesday announced his own list of requests for the legislature to curb Lee's emergency powers during a special session." [Oak Ridger, 8/13/21]
August 2021: Ogles Criticized Lee And Indicated Gubernatorial Run Was Possible According to Oak Ridger, "Ogles, who has an active social media following, regularly speaks at conservative events in Tennessee where he criticizes Lee and appears to enjoy teasing the idea of running for governor. 'It's certainly within the realm of possibility,' Ogles said Wednesday when asked whether he's challenging Lee." [Oak Ridger, 8/13/21]
August 2021: Andy Ogles Announced Requests To Legislature To Curb Lee's Emergency Powers According to Leaf-Chronicle, "Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County who is eyeing a longshot primary challenge against Lee in 2022, on Wednesday announced his own list of requests for the legislature to curb Lee's emergency powers during a special session." [Leaf-Chronicle, 8/14/21]
2021: Andy Ogles Raised His Profile Criticizing Gov. Lee At GOP Events And Teased A Gubernatorial Challenge According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "At those events – such as a Marshall County Republican Party meeting in May, or a ‘Freedom Matters’ tour stop in Mt. Juliet in August – Ogles received cheers and standing ovations as he criticized the sitting governor, energizing the crowd while declaring 2022 is the year for Tennesseans to demand more conservative leadership." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 9/12/21]
August 2021: Ogles Issued A Proclamation Urging TN Legislature To Stop Lee’s ‘Continued Abuses Of Power’ According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, '“Ogles challenges Gov Lee,” the Maury County mayor wrote on his Facebook page Aug. 11, accompanied by a link to a local television news station’s story on Ogles’ self-released “proclamation” urging the Tennessee General Assembly to put a stop to Lee’s “continued abuses of power.”’ [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 9/12/21]
Early 2021: Andy Ogles Changed His Facebook Title to Indicate Potential 2022 Gubernatorial Run According to Commercial Appeal, "the Maury County mayor has since become relatively quiet on his Facebook page, the title of which he had changed to 'Mayor Andy Ogles 2022' earlier in the year." [Commercial Appeal, 9/12/21]
2021: Ogles Changed Facebook Page Title to 'Mayor Andy Ogles 2022' While Teasing Gubernatorial Challenge According to The Jackson Sun, "the Maury County mayor has since become relatively quiet on his Facebook page, the title of which he had changed to 'Mayor Andy Ogles 2022' earlier in the year." [Jackson Sun, 9/12/21]