- Andy Ogles owned and operated restaurant and real estate businesses for over a decade early in his career, including Daylight Donuts in Franklin, TN (Tennessean; Club for Growth Foundation).
- He held leadership roles in the nonprofit sector, notably as a part-time employee (not COO as sometimes claimed) of Abolition International, making $4,000 while assisting anti-trafficking efforts (Tennessee Tribune; Columbia Daily Herald).
- Ogles served as executive director of the Laffer Center, a supply-side economic organization, and was also a fellow of the Club for Growth Foundation (Daily Herald; Club for Growth Foundation).
- Investigations have challenged Ogles' claims regarding his roles and expertise, including assertions of being a nationally recognized tax and healthcare expert, holding a COO title, and exaggerating nonprofit accomplishments (NewsChannel 5; MSNBC; Tennessee Tribune).
- Ogles faced scrutiny over a GoFundMe charity campaign for a children’s burial garden, allegedly raising tens of thousands of dollars with no evidence the project was completed, and not accounting for the funds (NewsChannel 5; MSNBC).
2020: Andy Ogles Was Recognized As An Expert On Tax Policy And Healthcare According to Club for Growth Foundation, "He’s had a successful career as an entrepreneur, in the non-profit sector and is nationally recognized as an expert on tax policy and healthcare; having been featured in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal and Investor’s Business Daily." [Club for Growth Foundation, 6/15/20]
Ogles Co-wrote Amendment Repealing Hall Income Tax In Tennessee According to Daily Herald, "While serving under the organization, Ogles penned an amendment to appeal the Hall Income Tax with former state representative and current state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon. The Hall income tax is imposed only on individuals and other entities receiving interest from bonds and notes and dividends from stock." [Daily Herald, 8/11/21]
2023: Andy Ogles Claimed To Be An Economist During Campaign And In Office According to NewsChannel 5, "'Yeah, you know, I'm an economist,' Ogles told a C-SPAN interviewer. [...] In his first meeting on the House Financial Services Committee, Ogles prefaced one question to a group of expert witnesses, referring to himself, 'you know, as an economist...'" [Newschannel 5, 2/16/23]
2023: Columns Authored By Ogles Were Published Before Laffer Center Employment And As A Lobbyist According to NewsChannel 5, "a search of those sites shows only three columns he wrote, in two cases with another person, when he was a lobbyist for the conservative Americans for Prosperity — nothing independently citing him as an expert. All three were published before he went to work at the Laffer Center." [Newschannel 5, 2/16/23]
2023: Media Investigations Claimed Andy Ogles Exaggerated Resume Credentials According to a blog post by Howie Klein on DownWithTyranny, "An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that Andy Ogles' personal life story is filled with exaggerations, a story that's often too good to be true." [Blog Post - Howie Klein on DownWithTyranny, 1/11/24]
2022: WTVF Reported Ogles Falsely Claimed To Be An Economist And Boasted About Law Enforcement Career According to MSNBC, "WTVF uncovered quite a few instances in which the Tennessee Republican falsely described himself as an economist, falsely boasted about his law enforcement career, and even exaggerated his work at a nonprofit organization." [MSNBC, 1/6/25]
2022: Ogles’ Spokesperson Told Fox News Digital He ‘Condensed’ Résumé For Brevity Amid False Claims Controversy According to MSNBC, "Ogles’ spokesperson eventually told Fox News Digital that he’d simply ‘condensed’ his résumé ‘for the sake of brevity,’ which was an odd response to evidence that the GOP lawmaker had made brazenly untrue claims." [MSNBC, 1/6/25]
2018-2022: Andy Ogles Used Own And Family Names On Disclosure Witness Signatures According to Tennessean, "As a candidate in 2018, and for the first two years of his term as mayor, Ogles submitted his disclosure form witnessed by his wife, Monica, according to copies of the reports obtained by The Tennessean. But in 2022 and 2021, Ogles submitted forms to the Bureau of Election Finance signed by 'William Ogles,' and 'Andy Ogles.'" [Tennessean, 7/17/24]
2018-2022: Andy Ogles Submitted Disclosures Witnessed By Wife, Himself, Or Other Names According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "As a candidate in 2018, and for the first two years of his term as mayor, Ogles submitted his disclosure form witnessed by his wife, Monica, according to copies of the reports obtained by The Tennessean. But in 2022 and 2021, Ogles submitted forms to the Bureau of Election Finance signed by 'William Ogles,' and 'Andy Ogles.'" [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/17/24]
2024: Andy Ogles Was Accused Of Falsely Claiming To Be An Economist By His Opponent According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Unlike her opponent, who has falsely claimed to be an economist, Abolfazli studied at the London School of Economics and holds a master's degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 9/19/24]
2024: Abolfazli Accused Ogles Of Falsely Claiming To Be An Economist According to Tennessean, "Unlike her opponent, who has falsely claimed to be an economist, Abolfazli studied at the London School of Economics and holds a master's degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs." [Tennessean, 9/20/24]
2002: Tennessean Reported Andy Ogles Participated In State Senate Campaign Of Sen. Marsha Blackburn According to Tennessean, "Political experience: state Senate campaign of Sen. Marsha Blackburn" [Tennessean, 7/17/02]
Ogles Had Been National Deputy Director For Newt Gingrich’s 2012 Presidential Campaign According to Nashville Post, 'Ogles, who worked as a national deputy director for Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign in 2012, will likely utilize his AFP ties for fundraising.' [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 9/14/17]
2017: Ogles Claimed Credit For Legislative Efforts In Tennessee According to The Daily Herald, "I launched the Tennessee chapter, and in that time, in working with the legislature, I beat back Obamacare twice, fought against the gas tax for three years, and I helped write the amendment to phase out the Hall Income Tax in the state House," Ogles said. [Daily Herald, 9/20/17]
2016: Ogles Penned Amendment To Repeal Hall Income Tax According to Daily Herald, "He penned an amendment to repeal the Hall Income Tax. Signed into law in 2016, the bill cut the income tax rate from 6 percent to 5 percent on interest and dividend income from investments with the 'legislative intent' that the tax rate be reduced by 1 percent annually." [Daily Herald, 9/1/18]
Andy Ogles Co-Penned 2016 Hall Income Tax Amendment According to Daily Herald, "He penned an amendment to appeal the Hall Income Tax with former state Rep. and current state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon. Signed into law in 2016, the bill cut the income tax rate from 6% to 5% with the 'legislative intent' that the tax rate be reduced by 1% annually, with the state set to have no personal income tax by 2022." [Daily Herald, 8/16/20]
Andy Ogles Co-Authored 2016 Hall Income Tax Amendment According to Daily News Journal, "He penned an amendment to appeal the Hall Income Tax with former state Rep. and current state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon. Signed into law in 2016, the bill cut the income tax rate from 6% to 5% with the 'legislative intent' that the tax rate be reduced by 1% annually, with the state set to have no personal income tax by 2022." [Daily News Journal, 8/19/20]
2016: Andy Ogles Co-Wrote A Hall Income Tax Repeal Amendment According to Daily Herald, "While with Americans for Prosperity, Ogles penned an amendment to appeal the Hall Income Tax with former state representative and current state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon. [...] The legislation, also led by the late Rep. Charles Sargent, R-Franklin, was signed into law in 2016, cutting the tax rate by 1% annually, with the state set to have no personal income tax by 2022." [Daily Herald, 4/13/21]
Andy Ogles Became A Fellow Of The Club For Growth Foundation According to Daily Herald, "He is also a fellow of the Club for Growth Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization formed to educate the public in support of free markets." [Daily Herald, 4/13/21]
Ogles Co-Penned Hall Income Tax Repeal Amendment With Mark Pody According to Daily Herald, "While serving under the organization, Ogles penned an amendment to appeal the Hall Income Tax with former state representative and current state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon." [Daily Herald, 8/13/21]
Ogles Identified As A Fellow Of The Club For Growth Foundation According to Daily Herald, "He is also a fellow of the Club for Growth Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization formed to educate the public in support of free markets." [Daily Herald, 8/13/21]
Ogles' Columns In Publications Did Not Establish Expert Status According to Tennessee Tribune, "a search [...] shows only three columns he wrote, in two cases with another person, when he was a lobbyist for the conservative Americans for Prosperity – nothing independently citing him as an expert." [Tennessee Tribune, 2/23/23]
February 2023: Andy Ogles Claimed Background In Law Enforcement And Economics Was Questioned By NewsChannel 5 According to Tennessean, "Ogles has called himself an economist and has said he has a background in law enforcement where he fought against international sex trafficking crimes. The media outlet's reports say there is little evidence to back up Ogles' claims." [Tennessean, 2/28/23]
Andy Ogles Faced Scrutiny Over Claims Of Being An Economist And Law Enforcement Background According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles has called himself an economist and has said he has a background in law enforcement where he fought against international sex trafficking crimes. The media outlet's reports say there is little evidence to back up Ogles' claims." [Columbia Daily Herald, 3/1/23]
Randy Stamps Criticized Ogles For Deceptive Resume Claims In 2023 According to Tennessee Tribune, The, "'What it shows is the level of deception that he is willing to participate in in order to get elected to the United States Congress - and that's disturbing,' said Randy Stamps, former political director for the Tennessee Republican Party and a former GOP legislator." [Tennessee Tribune, The, 3/2/23]
NewsChannel 5 Reported Ogles Exaggerated Claims About Law Enforcement And International Work According to Tennessee Tribune, The, "Our investigation also discovered other claims that have been exaggerated, including his claims to be 'a former member of law enforcement, worked in international sex crimes, specifically child trafficking.' Ogles' congressional website claims that he worked with a human trafficking group, 'overseeing operations and investments in 12 countries.' In fact, that group, Abolition International, was not in 12 countries during his limited time with the organization." [Tennessee Tribune, The, 3/2/23]
Ogles Was Accused Of Misrepresenting Professional And Academic Background According to NewsChannel 5, "It cites NewsChannel 5's revelation that Ogles misrepresented his educational and professional credentials, including his claims to be an economist, a trained law enforcement officer and an expert in 'international sex crimes.'" [NewsChannel 5, 1/9/24]
NewsChannel 5 Reported Ogles Misrepresented Educational And Professional Credentials According to NewsChannel 5, "The CLC complaint also cited NewsChannel 5's revelations that Ogles misrepresented his educational and professional credentials, including his claims to be an economist, a trained law enforcement officer and an expert in 'international sex crimes.'" [NewsChannel 5, 5/23/24]
2020: Andy Ogles Served As Executive Director Of The Laffer Center According to Club for Growth Foundation, "Prior to Mayor, Andy served as Executive Director of the Laffer Center which advises the White House and multiple Governors on tax policy." [Club for Growth Foundation, 6/15/20]
Ogles Worked As Executive Director Of The Laffer Center And At Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "He is a former executive director of the Laffer Center, a Nashville-based organization that promotes supply-side economics... The mayor also previously held a leading position with Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the notably conservative Koch family." [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
2023: Ogles Cited Connection To Arthur Laffer And Claimed To Be Nationally Recognized Expert According to NewsChannel 5, "Ogles touts his connection to supply-side economist Arthur Laffer. [...] The congressman's website also claims that 'while working at the Laffer Center, Andy became a nationally recognized expert on tax policy and healthcare, having been featured in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Investor’s Business Daily.'" [Newschannel 5, 2/16/23]
2023: NewsChannel 5 Found Ogles Was Not Listed As Author Of Economic Reports For Laffer Center According to NewsChannel 5, "A search of the center's website shows no economic reports authored by Ogles." [Newschannel 5, 2/16/23]
NewsChannel 5 Reported Ogles Was A Volunteer Reserve Sheriff's Deputy For About Two Years According to NewsChannel 5, "Those questions are on top of Ogles' claims to be a former member of law enforcement. He was really a volunteer reserve sheriff's deputy for about two years." [NewsChannel 5, 2/17/23]
2023: Ogles Faced Questions About Credentials And Use Of Charity Funds According to NewsChannel 5, "NewsChannel 5's ongoing investigation of the second-term congressman began with the revelation that he had embellished his professional and academic credentials, falsely claiming to be a trained economist. That investigation also uncovered questions about what happened to money that Ogles had raised for a children's burial garden." [NewsChannel 5, 4/23/25]
2023: Ogles' Biography Found To Be Filled With Exaggerations According to NewsChannel 5, "February 16, 2023: If you believe Middle Tennessee's newest congressman, he's not only a businessman, he's also an economist, a nationally recognized expert in tax policy and health care, a trained police officer, even an expert in international sex crimes. But an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that Andy Ogles' personal life story is filled with exaggerations, a story that's often too good to be true." [NewsChannel 5, 4/23/25]
2023: News Reports Questioned Ogles' Resume And Education Claims According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "News reports questioned Ogles' resume last year, including his claims that he earned a degree from Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management and worked as an economist, even though he had no degree or formal training in the field." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 7/31/24]
2018: Andy Ogles Worked With Economist Art Laffer On Tax Policy According to The Daily Herald, Rep. Sheila Butt "also commended his work with nationally recognized economist Art Laffer, with whom Ogles has authored tax policies for the current administration." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/25/18]
2018: Ogles Was Aged 47, Formerly Led The Laffer Center And Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "The 47-year-old Ogles is a former executive director of the Laffer Center and Americans for Prosperity." [Daily Herald, 9/1/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Described Professional Background, Including Anti-Trafficking Work In an interview with The Daily Herald, Andy Ogles said, "I was blessed to be an entrepreneur, in the restaurant and real estate business for 14 years, and was active in issues that affected children. When we sold our businesses, I found myself being chief operating officer for Abolitionist International. We dealt with human trafficking issues across 12 countries." [Interview - Andy Ogles with The Daily Herald, 10/29/18]
Andy Ogles Served As Executive Director Of Laffer Center According to Daily Herald, "Ogles is also a former executive director of the Laffer Center, a Nashville-based organization that promotes supply-side economics." [Daily Herald, 4/13/21]
Ogles Formerly Served As Executive Director Of The Laffer Center According to Daily Herald, "Ogles is also is a former executive director of the Laffer Center, a Nashville-based organization that promotes supply-side economics, a strategy that supports lower taxes and decreased regulation with the intent of fostering economic growth." [Daily Herald, 8/13/21]
Ogles Previously Led Laffer Center And Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "He is a former executive director of the Laffer Center, a Nashville-based organization that promotes supply-side economics [...] The mayor also previously held a leading position with Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the notably conservative Koch family." [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Worked At Laffer Center In Administrative, Not Economist, Role According to Tennessee Tribune, "his Linkedln resume shows he once worked as 'executive director' for the Laffer Center – not as an economist. That job appears to have been an administrative position. A search of the center's website shows no economic reports authored by Ogles." [Tennessee Tribune, 2/23/23]
Andy Ogles Used Multiple First Names In Professional Settings According to Tennessean, "Ogles has used his first and middle names interchangeably during the course of his career. Ogles went by Andy in High school, but changed to William when he worked at Abolition International in 2011, according to the organization's tax filings. He changed and went by Andrew Ogles when he went to work for Americans for Prosperity, according to news coverage from the time." [Tennessean, 7/17/24]
2018-2022: Andy Ogles Used Different Names On Official Filings According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Ogles has used his first and middle names interchangeably during the course of his career. Ogles went by Andy in High school, but changed to William when he worked at Abolition International in 2011, according to the organization's tax filings. He changed and went by Andrew Ogles when he went to work for Americans for Prosperity, according to news coverage from the time." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/17/24]
2020: Andy Ogles Served As Executive Director Of AFP And Authored Tennessee Hall Income Tax Repeal Amendment According to Club for Growth Foundation, "Prior to that, he was Exec Dir of AFP where Andy wrote the Amendment that resulted in the largest tax cut in TN history; repeal of the Hall Income Tax." [Club for Growth Foundation, 6/15/20]
Ogles Formerly Led Americans For Prosperity Tennessee Chapter According to Daily Herald, "Ogles, the former head of the Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter, has encouraged hosting gatherings offline as he consistently opposed a statewide mask mandate including a decision this summer not to impose a mandate when Gov. Bill Lee gave left the responsibility to the state’s county leaders this summer." [Daily Herald, 12/22/20]
Andy Ogles Previously Served As Tennessee State Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Roll Call, "Andy Ogles, Maury County Mayor, former TN AFP state director." [Daily Roll Call, 2/8/20]
Andy Ogles Served As Tennessee Director Of Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "The county mayor previously served as the head of the Tennessee branch of Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the notably conservative Koch brothers." [Daily Herald, 8/11/21]
Andy Ogles Cited Americans For Prosperity Experience And Commitment To Conservative Issues In Senate Bid According to Nashville Post, "Having worked with Andy Ogles during his service as State Director of Americans for Prosperity, I know first-hand his tireless commitment to conservative issues and am excited about sharing what I know with donors and activists across the country." [Nashville Post, 4/19/21]
Andy Ogles Formerly Served As Director Of Americans For Prosperity – Tennessee According to Tennessee Lookout, "Ogles, former director of Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee, reeled in far right conservatives with his avid supporter of former President Donald Trump and public declarations on undocumented immigration and Second Amendment rights." [Tennessee Lookout, 8/5/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Claimed To Have Led Tennessee Anti-Tax, Anti-Obamacare, And Anti-Common Core Campaigns According to an opinion piece by David Plazas in Tennessean, Andy Ogles stated, "I wrote the amendment that resulted in the largest tax cut in Tennessee history. I led a statewide grassroots campaign that stopped Obamacare expansion. I spearheaded the fight against the 2017 gas and diesel tax increase here in Tennessee, bringing hundreds of grassroots activists to the state legislature to meet with their representatives. I led a grassroots effort to stop Common Core and defeated Nashville’s wasteful 'Amp' bus transit proposal." [David Plazas - Tennessean, 7/15/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Previously Served As State Director For Americans For Prosperity Tennessee According to Tennessee Lookout, "In the late report, the former state director for Americans for Prosperity Tennessee showed $584,000 in total receipts but only $264,402 in total contributions, nearly $200,000 less than he claimed to have raised two months ago." [Tennessee Lookout, 7/26/22]
Andy Ogles Previously Served As State Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Axios, "Ogles, who first announced his candidacy on the Dan Mandis morning show on 99.7 FM, cut his teeth as state director for the conservative activist group Americans for Prosperity." [Axios, 3/23/22]
2013-2018: Andy Ogles Led Tennessee Affiliate Of Americans For Prosperity According to Tennessean, "In the years that followed, Ogles made inroads with some of the biggest libertarian donors in the country, billionaires Charles and David Koch, ultimately running the Tennessee affiliate of their advocacy group, Americans for Prosperity." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2013: Andy Ogles Led Efforts For Americans For Prosperity Opposing Medicaid Expansion In Tennessee According to Tennessean, "He was hired as a lobbyist for Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee in 2013, and stayed for five years. In that role, he led efforts opposing then-Gov. Bill Haslam's Insure Tennessee legislation that sought to extend health coverage to uninsured low-income Tennesseans through the Affordable Care Act. Insure Tennessee never advanced." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2017: Andy Ogles Lobbied Against Tennessee's IMPROVE Act, Which Raised Fuel Taxes And Funded Road Projects According to Tennessean, "Ogles also lobbied unsuccessfully against Haslam's IMPROVE Act, which raised the state's fuel taxes to fund 960 road projects, reduced the grocery tax, and phased out the state's tax on interest and dividends." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
Ogles Cooperated Politically With Beaman, Including Opposition To Nashville Mass Transit And The Estate Tax According to ProPublica, "Beaman has said he got to know Ogles when Ogles was the Tennessee director of Americans for Prosperity, part of the Koch brothers’ political network. Beaman and Ogles joined forces to fight a mass transit project in Nashville and reportedly worked together on a successful effort to repeal the estate tax in their home state." [Tennessee Lookout, 3/6/25]
Prior to Congress, Ogles Worked for Americans for Prosperity and Was Maury County Mayor According to Nashville Post, "Previously, he worked for the anti-tax group Americans for Prosperity and was mayor of Maury County." [Nashville Post, 5/24/24]
Prior To Congressional Run, Ogles Held AFP Tennessee State Director Position According to Tennessean, "Before running for Maury County Mayor, a position he held until running for Congress, Ogles was state director of Americans for Prosperity of Tennessee, a national group that advocates for conservative and libertarian policies." [Tennessean, 7/3/24]
Ogles Served As State Director For Americans For Prosperity Of Tennessee Before Elected Office According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Before running for Maury County Mayor, a position he held until running for Congress, Ogles was state director of Americans for Prosperity of Tennessee, a national group that advocates for conservative and libertarian policies." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/5/24]
Ogles Led Tennessee Americans For Prosperity Affiliate According to The Tennessean, "In the years that followed, Ogles made inroads with some of the biggest libertarian donors in the country, billionaires Charles and David Koch, ultimately running the Tennessee affiliate of their advocacy group, Americans for Prosperity." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2013-2018: Ogles Worked As Lobbyist For Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to The Tennessean, "He was hired as a lobbyist for Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee in 2013, and stayed for five years. In that role, he led efforts opposing then-Gov. Bill Haslam's Insure Tennessee legislation that sought to extend health coverage to uninsured low-income Tennesseans through the Affordable Care Act. Insure Tennessee never advanced. Ogles also lobbied unsuccessfully against Haslam's IMPROVE Act, which raised the state's fuel taxes to fund 960 road projects, reduced the grocery tax, and phased out the state's tax on interest and dividends." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
Andy Ogles Accrued Over Twenty Years Of Political And Lobbying Experience By 2024 According to The Tennessean, "Compared with incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles - who has run for various political offices or worked as a lobbyist for more than 20 years - Johnston is a relative political newcomer." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
Columbia Daily Herald Reported Ogles Had Over 20 Years Of Political And Lobbying Experience By 2024 According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Compared with incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles - who has run for various political offices or worked as a lobbyist for more than 20 years - Johnston is a relative political newcomer [...]" [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/25/24]
Ogles Became Tennessee Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "In the years that followed, Ogles made inroads with some of the biggest libertarian donors in the country, billionaires Charles and David Koch, ultimately running the Tennessee affiliate of their advocacy group, Americans for Prosperity." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/26/24]
Ogles Worked As Lobbyist Opposing Insure Tennessee And The IMPROVE Act According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "He was hired as a lobbyist for Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee in 2013, and stayed for five years. In that role, he led efforts opposing then-Gov. Bill Haslam's Insure Tennessee legislation that sought to extend health coverage ... Ogles also lobbied unsuccessfully against Haslam's IMPROVE Act, which raised the state's fuel taxes ... reduced the grocery tax, and phased out the state's tax on interest and dividends." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/26/24]
Ogles Previously Served As Maury County Mayor And Worked With Americans For Prosperity Tennessee According to Daily News Journal, "The former Maury County mayor has also worked with Americans for Prosperity Tennessee, a conservative advocacy group." [Daily News Journal, 7/28/24]
Andy Ogles Previously Served As Maury County Mayor And Americans For Prosperity Lobbyist According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Ogles is the former mayor of Maury County and used to work as a lobbyist for Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee. He's a member of the U.S. House Freedom Caucus, which serves as the most ideological right-wing part of the Republican Party." [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 8/4/24]
Andy Ogles Previously Served As Maury County Mayor And Americans For Prosperity Lobbyist According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Ogles is the former mayor of Maury County and used to work as a lobbyist for Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee. He's a member of the U.S. House Freedom Caucus, which serves as the most ideological right-wing part of the Republican Party." [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 8/4/24]
Andy Ogles Formerly Served As Maury County Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles, a former Maury County mayor, previously worked as a lobbyist for Americans for Prosperity Tennessee, a conservative advocacy group that has backed his Congressional bid both with grassroots outreach and ad buys." [Columbia Daily Herald, 11/4/24]
Ogles Previously Served As State Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles was previously state director of Americans for Prosperity, and his chief of staff previously worked on AFP grassroots initiatives." [Columbia Daily Herald, 11/7/24]
Ogles Was Previously State Director Of Americans For Prosperity According to Tennessean, "Ogles was previously state director of Americans for Prosperity, and his chief of staff previously worked on AFP grassroots initiatives." [Tennessean, 11/7/24]
2016: Knoxville News-Sentinel Reported Andy Ogles Led Tennessee's AFP Chapter According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "Currently head of the Tennessee chapter for conservative advocacy organization Americans for Prosperity, GOP insiders say Ogles is more focused on the upcoming legislative session than a gubernatorial bid." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11/13/16]
2016: Knoxville News-Sentinel Reported Andy Ogles Could Consider Gubernatorial Bid To Influence Party Direction According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "But depending on which candidates enter the race, Ogles could decide to join in an effort to ensure the party doesn't swing to close to the middle." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11/13/16]
2016: Knoxville News-Sentinel Reported Andy Ogles Played Role In Common Core, Voucher, And Insure Tennessee Debates According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "While heading up AFP, he has helped force the governor to re-evaluate Common Core standards, advanced a mini-voucher school program and played a role in torpedoing Insure Tennessee." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11/13/16]
2016: Insiders Said Andy Ogles Focused On Legislative Session Over Gubernatorial Bid According to Leaf-Chronicle, "Currently head of the Tennessee chapter for conservative advocacy organization Americans for Prosperity, GOP insiders say Ogles is more focused on the upcoming legislative session than a gubernatorial bid. But depending on which candidates enter the race, Ogles could decide to join in an effort to ensure the party doesn't swing too close to the middle." [Leaf-Chronicle, 11/13/16]
2016: Andy Ogles Led AFP Tennessee Chapter And Influenced State Education and Healthcare Policies According to Leaf-Chronicle, "While heading up AFP, he has helped force the governor to re-evaluate Common Core standards, advanced a mini-voucher school program and played a role in torpedoing Insure Tennessee." [Leaf-Chronicle, 11/13/16]
2016: Andy Ogles Led Tennessee Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity According to Tennessean, "Currently head of the Tennessee chapter for conservative advocacy organization Americans for Prosperity, GOP insiders say Ogles is more focused on the upcoming legislative session than a gubernatorial bid." [Tennessean, 11/13/16]
2016: Andy Ogles Was Considered By Insiders As A Potential Gubernatorial Candidate Focused On Steering The Party Rightward According to Tennessean, "But depending on which candidates enter the race, Ogles could decide to join in an effort to ensure the party doesn't swing too close to the middle." [Tennessean, 11/13/16]
Andy Ogles Played Roles In Education And Health Policy Debates In Tennessee According to Tennessean, "While heading up AFP, he has helped force the governor to re-evaluate Common Core standards, advanced a mini-voucher school program and played a role in torpedoing Insure Tennessee." [Tennessean, 11/13/16]
2017: Andy Ogles Expressed Opposition To Gas Tax Increase In Tennessee According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "But asked whether he was for increasing gas taxes, Ogles said 'negative.'" [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/18/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Served As Executive Director Of Tennessee Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Executive Director Andy Ogles, whose group joined with other organizations to successfully oppose Insure Tennessee two years ago, later opposed talk of a gas tax that same year." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/18/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Announced 'Reform America' Tour In Tennessee According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "And on Tuesday, Ogles announced a 'Reform America' tour of Tennessee, saying in a news release that 'officials need to hear from their constituents on important community issues." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/18/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Claimed Credit For Policy Oppositions In Tennessee According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "'Our grassroots activists have helped us stop the gas tax, defeat Obamacare expansion [twice] and led the fight to repeal the Hall income tax,' Ogles said of past initiatives the group has been involved in." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/18/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Criticized Gov. Haslam's Proposed Gas Tax Increase According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "the gas tax proposal is already coming under attack from Andy Ogles, head of the Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity. 'I think at a time we're hitting a $1 billion surplus, we should be looking to cut taxes,' said Ogles, who along with other groups successfully torpedoed Haslam's 2015 proposal to expand Medicaid." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/19/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Proposed Alternative Road Funding Without Tax Increase According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Ogles said AFP-Tennessee will come forth with a different spending plan, part of which includes spending $2 billion on roads over the next 10 years with, he added, no tax increase. 'It's time to start returning that money to taxpayers, not looking for ways to continue to steal from taxpayers,' Ogles said." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/19/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Opposed Gas Tax Increase And Proposed Using General Fund Surplus For Roads According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Andy Ogles, executive director of Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee, held a news conference Thursday saying $200 million a year from the general fund should be earmarked for roads. He also said he sees no immediate crisis, and he pointed to the state's $1 billion surplus in one-time money and the nearly $1 billion in new revenue." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 2/3/17]
2017: Ogles Criticized Gas Tax Increases As 'Nonsensical' And 'Theft' According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "When you have a billion-dollar surplus in recurring revenue being paid by hardworking families, you don't raises taxes. That's nonsensical, that is disingenous and, quite frankly, I would call it theft," The Associated Press quoted Ogles saying. [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 2/3/17]
2015: Ogles Helped Torpedo Haslam's Medicaid Expansion By Running Radio Ads Targeting Republicans According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "minority Democrats [...] likened it to Haslam's disastrous proposal to expand Medicaid two years ago, which Ogles helped torpedo as the group flooded some Republicans' districts with radio ads attacking them for supporting 'Obamacare.'" [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 2/3/17]
March 2017: Ogles Led Tennessee Americans for Prosperity Opposition To Gas Tax Plan According to Tennessean, "The group, led by Andy Ogles, the state chapter director, and former conservative talk radio show host Steve Gill, opposes the gas tax plan and took pictures with a mascot dubbed 'Gas Can Man.' [...] Ogles estimated more than 100 people against the gas tax were inside Legislative Plaza in advance of the committee's action." [Tennessean, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Criticized Amended Gas Tax Proposal As "A Trojan Horse" According to Tennessean, "After the committee took up the transportation bills, he said the newly amended proposal is essentially 'a Trojan horse' that will likely revert to Haslam's plan. 'What it will reveal is that (House Speaker) Beth Harwell just helped the governor raise the gas tax,' Ogles said." [Tennessean, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Expressed Disappointment At Defeat Of Competing Bill And Questioned Alexander's Integrity According to Tennessean, "The AFP director said he was disappointed that Hawk's bill was killed by the committee, specifically pointing to Alexander, who Ogles said has 'an integrity issue.'" [Tennessean, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Vowed To Continue Opposing Gas Tax Hike Via Activism According to Tennessean, "Ogles, who said he felt lawmakers would pull some parliamentarian tricks on Wednesday, vowed to continue fighting the gas tax hike by holding town hall forums, organizing activists and making phone calls to the General Assembly." [Tennessean, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Andy Ogles Led AFP Opposition To Gas Tax Proposal According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "The group, led by Andy Ogles, the state chapter director [of Americans for Prosperity], and former conservative talk radio show host Steve Gill, opposes the gas tax plan and took pictures with a mascot dubbed 'Gas Can Man.'" [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Estimated Anti-Gas Tax Protest Size At Over 100 According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "Ogles estimated more than 100 people against the gas tax were inside Legislative Plaza in advance of the committee's action." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Called Amended Gas Tax Proposal A 'Trojan Horse' According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "After the committee's took up the transportation bills, he said the newly amended proposal is essentially 'a Trojan horse' that will likely revert to Haslam's plan. 'What it will reveal is that (House Speaker) Beth Harwell just helped the governor raise the gas tax,' Ogles said." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Criticized Rep. Alexander Over Hawk Bill Vote According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "The AFP director said he was disappointed that Hawk's bill was killed by the committee, specifically pointing to Alexander, who Ogles said has 'an integrity issue.'" [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Vowed Ongoing Opposition Through Activism According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "Ogles, who said he felt lawmakers would pull some parliamentarian tricks on Wednesday, vowed to continue fighting the gas tax hike by holding town hall forums, organizing activists and making phone calls to the General Assembly." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3/2/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Led AFP Opposition To Haslam Gas Tax Plan According to The Jackson Sun, "The group, led by Andy Ogles, the state chapter director, and former conservative talk radio show host Steve Gill, opposes the gas tax plan and took pictures with a mascot dubbed 'Gas Can Man.' Ogles estimated more than 100 people against the gas tax were inside Legislative Plaza in advance of the committee's action." [Jackson Sun, 3/2/17]
2017: Ogles Criticized Amended Bill As A 'Trojan Horse' For Gas Tax Hike According to The Jackson Sun, "After the committee's took up the transportation bills, he said the newly amended proposal is essentially 'a Trojan horse' that will likely revert to Haslam's plan. 'What it will reveal is that (House Speaker) Beth Harwell just helped the governor raise the gas tax,' Ogles said." [Jackson Sun, 3/2/17]
2017: Ogles Pledged Continued Activist Campaign Against Gas Tax Hike According to The Jackson Sun, "Ogles, who said he felt lawmakers would pull some parliamentarian tricks on Wednesday, vowed to continue fighting the gas tax hike by holding town hall forums, organizing activists and making phone calls to the General Assembly." [Jackson Sun, 3/2/17]
2017: Ogles Criticized Alexander As Having 'An Integrity Issue' According to The Jackson Sun, "The AFP director said he was disappointed that Hawk's bill was killed by the committee, specifically pointing to Alexander, who Ogles said has 'an integrity issue.'" [Jackson Sun, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Andy Ogles Led Opposition To Tennessee Gas Tax Proposal As Americans For Prosperity State Chapter Director According to Daily News Journal, "The group, led by Andy Ogles, the state chapter director, and former conservative talk radio show host Steve Gill, opposes the gas tax plan and took pictures with a mascot dubbed 'Gas Can Man.'" [Daily News Journal, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Estimated Over 100 Opponents Of Gas Tax Were Present At Legislative Plaza According to Daily News Journal, "Ogles estimated more than 100 people against the gas tax were inside Legislative Plaza in advance of the committee's action." [Daily News Journal, 3/2/17]
March 2017: Ogles Called Amended Gas Tax Proposal A 'Trojan Horse' According to Daily News Journal, "After the committee's took up the transportation bills, he said the newly amended proposal is essentially 'a Trojan horse' that will likely revert to Haslam's plan. 'What it will reveal is that (House Speaker) Beth Harwell just helped the governor raise the gas tax,' Ogles said." [Daily News Journal, 3/2/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Opposed Haslam's Health Care Expansion As AFP State Director According to Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), "As the director of the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity, Ogles was a vocal opponent of Haslam's health care expansion plan." [Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 6/18/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Opposed Tennessee Gas Tax Hike According to Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), "More recently, Ogles was among a group of conservatives who mounted opposition to the governor's gas tax hike, which was enacted this year." [Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 6/18/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Declined To Run For Governor, Focused On Gas Tax Repeal According to Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), "Ogles has said he has no plans to run for governor in 2018, instead focusing on working to repeal the gas tax." [Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 6/18/17]
2017: Americans For Prosperity’s Andy Ogles Opposed Haslam's Health Care Expansion Plan According to Commercial Appeal, "As the director of the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity, Ogles was a vocal opponent of Haslam's health care expansion plan." [Commercial Appeal, 6/19/17]
Ogles Served As Tennessee Chapter Head Of Americans For Prosperity Before Senate Run 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 (Tennessee), 9/14/17]
September 2017: Andy Ogles Stepped Down As Head Of Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "Ogles, a Franklin native, most recently served as the head of Americans For Prosperity in Tennessee [...] Ogles confirmed he has stepped down from the organization." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 9/15/17]
2017: Ogles Led Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to Tennessean, 'Ogles, a Franklin native, most recently served as the head of Americans For Prosperity in Tennessee. The Koch-funded organization led the charge to successfully derail expansion of Medicaid in Tennessee, but Ogles lost a very public fight against Gov. Bill Haslam's gas tax increase this year.' [Tennessean, 9/15/17]
2017: Ogles Stepped Down From Americans For Prosperity According to Tennessean, 'Ogles confirmed he has stepped down from the organization.' [Tennessean, 9/15/17]
September 2017: Andy Ogles Was Former Head Of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity According to Nashville Post, "Andy Ogles, the until recently head of the Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity[...]." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 9/15/17]
2017: Lee Beaman Cited Ogles' Service At Americans For Prosperity According to Nashville Post, "Having worked with Andy Ogles during his service as State Director of Americans for Prosperity, I know first-hand his tireless commitment to conservative issues and am excited about sharing what I know with donors and activists across the country." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 9/19/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Stepped Down As Director Of Tennessee Americans For Prosperity According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles, 46, stepped down last week as director of the Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity. Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch started and control the AFP national and state networks." [Daily Herald, 9/20/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Served As President Of Tennessee Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity According to Nashville Post, "Ogles, most recently president of the Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity, got a boost last week when Beaman Automotive owner Lee Beaman said he would put $4 million in super PAC to support Ogles' campaign." [Nashville Post, 9/26/17]
September 2017: Ogles Previously Served As Tennessee Executive Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "Before announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate earlier this month, Ogles left his post as Tennessee's executive director of Americans for Prosperity." [Daily Herald, 9/27/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Served As State Executive Director For Americans For Prosperity-Tennessee According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Andy Ogles, former state executive director of the billionaire Koch brothers-supported Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee." [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 9/27/17]
Andy Ogles Served As Executive Director Of Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee Before 2017 Senate Run According to Daily Herald, "Columbia's Andy Ogles, the former executive director of the Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee, declared his candidacy earlier in September." [Daily Herald, 9/27/17]
2017: Nashville Post Reported Andy Ogles Was Former AFP Tennessee Head And A Candidate For U.S. Senate According to Nashville Post, "Blackburn, with her name recognition and over $3 million (at least) on hand in campaign funds, immediately vaults to frontrunner status in the race, over former AFP Tennessee head Andy Ogles. But Blackburn and Ogles likely won't be the only Republicans running." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 10/5/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Served As Tennessee Americans for Prosperity Executive Director According to Daily Herald, "Columbia's Andy Ogles, a conservative firebrand who was executive director of the Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity." [Daily Herald, 10/6/17]
2017: Andy Ogles Identified As Former Tennessee Director Of Americans For Prosperity According to Nashville Post, "Ogles, the former Tennessee director of Americans for Prosperity, who lives in Maury County [...]" [Nashville Post, 11/6/17]
Tennessean Reported Ogles Led The Tennessee Branch Of Americans For Prosperity Before 2017 According to Tennessean, "Ogles, former head of the Tennessee branch of Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the conservative Koch brothers, announced his departure in a statement Wednesday, ending a run that lasted less than two months." [Tennessean, 11/16/17]
Andy Ogles Previously Directed Tennessee Koch-Backed Group In 2017 According to Daily Herald, "the campaign of Ogles, former director of the Tennessee chapter of billionaire Koch brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity, [was] in limbo." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/16/17]
Ogles Led Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee Prior To 2018 According to Daily Herald, "Known as a conservative activist, Ogles most recently was the head of Americans For Prosperity in Tennessee. He lives in Culleoka." [Daily Herald, 3/18/18]
2017: Andy Ogles Led Tennessee Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity And Withdrew From U.S. Senate Race 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 [...]" [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 3/19/18]
2016: Andy Ogles Co-Authored Legislation To Repeal Hall Income Tax According to The Daily Herald, "The former executive director of Americans for Prosperity penned an amendment to appeal the Hall Income Tax with former state Rep. and current state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon. Signed into law in 2016, the bill cut the income tax rate from 6 percent to 5 percent with the 'legislative intent' that the tax rate be reduced by 1 percent annually, with the state set to have no personal income tax by 2022." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/25/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Described As An Economist And Former Head Of Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to The Daily Herald, "Shackelford seemed to have the support of state Rep Sheila Butt, R-Columbia, until she nominated Ogles, an economist who once ran the Koch Brothers' political foundation, Americans for Prosperity, in Tennessee." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 6/22/18]
2018: Ogles Was Former State Director For Americans For Prosperity (Koch Brothers) According to Daily Herald, "Ogles is a former state director for the Koch brothers' Americans For Prosperity." [Daily Herald, 7/24/18]
2018: Daily Herald Identified Andy Ogles as Former Americans for Prosperity State Director and Economist According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "The economist and former Americans for Prosperity state director worked hard and convinced voters to give him a chance." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/9/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Previously Served As State Director For Americans For Prosperity According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "he did not expect Ogles, an economist and former state director for the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity, to win." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 8/26/18]
Andy Ogles Served As State Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "Ogles, 47, is politically well connected, having been a state director for the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity." [Daily Herald, 12/28/18]
Andy Ogles Formerly Led Americans for Prosperity Tennessee According to Daily Herald, "He is the former executive director of Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group in the United States funded by David Koch and Charles Koch." [Daily Herald, 8/16/20]
Andy Ogles Served As Executive Director Of Americans For Prosperity According to Daily News Journal, "He is the former executive director of Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group in the United States funded by David Koch and Charles Koch." [Daily News Journal, 8/19/20]
Ogles Formerly Directed Americans for Prosperity Tennessee Chapter According to Tennessean, "He is the former executive director of Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group in the United States funded by David Koch and Charles Koch." [Tennessean, 8/19/20]
Andy Ogles Served As Executive Director Of Americans For Prosperity According to Leaf-Chronicle, "He is the former executive director of Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group in the United States funded by David Koch and Charles Koch." [Leaf-Chronicle, 8/20/20]
Ogles Formerly Led Tennessee Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "Ogles, the former head of the Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter, has encouraged hosting gatherings offline as he consistently opposed a statewide mask mandate including a decision this summer not to impose a mandate when Gov. Bill Lee [...] left the responsibility to the states county leaders this summer." [Daily Herald, 12/22/20]
Andy Ogles Previously Served As Head Of Tennessee Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "He previously served as the head of the Tennessee branch of Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the notably conservative Koch brothers." [Daily Herald, 4/13/21]
Andy Ogles Served As Tennessee Executive Director For Americans For Prosperity Before Mayorship According to Daily Herald, "In announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate, Ogles left his post as Tennessee's executive director of Americans for Prosperity." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
Ogles Served As Tennessee Executive Director Of Americans For Prosperity Until 2017 According to Tennessean, "In announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate, Ogles left his post as Tennessee's executive director of Americans for Prosperity." [Tennessean, 6/22/21]
Ogles Previously Led Tennessee Branch Of Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "The county mayor previously served as the head of the Tennessee branch of Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the notably conservative Koch brothers." [Daily Herald, 8/13/21]
Ogles Led Tennessee Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity Prior To Mayoral Run According to Nashville Post, "Ogles has a long track record as a conservative in Tennessee, having led the state chapter of the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity (AFP) before running for mayor." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 3/23/22]
2022: Ogles Formerly Led Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to Tennessean, "The Maury County mayor is the former Tennessee executive director for the organization [Americans for Prosperity]." [Tennessean, 7/22/22]
Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Former Tennessee AFP Executive Director According to The Daily News Journal, "The Maury County mayor is the former Tennessee executive director for the organization [Americans for Prosperity]." [Daily News Journal, 7/23/22]
2022: Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Former Tennessee Executive Director Of Americans For Prosperity According to The Daily Herald, "Americans for Prosperity has spent around $156,000 in support of Ogles. The Maury County mayor is the former Tennessee executive director for the organization." [Daily Herald, 7/28/22]
Andy Ogles Formerly Led Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee According to Nashville Post, "Ogles, a former Tennessee leader of Americans for Prosperity, will face state Sen. Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville) in the November general election." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 8/4/22]
2022: Ogles Was Former Executive Director Of Americans For Prosperity Tennessee Chapter According to Tennessean, "his campaign benefited from significant ad buys from conservative groups like Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy group where Ogles worked as the Tennessee chapter executive director for several years, as well as the USA Freedom Fund, the House Freedom Fund and Volunteers for Freedom PAC." [Tennessean, 8/6/22]
2022: Ogles's Campaign Benefited From Conservative Group Ad Buys, Including Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "His campaign benefited from significant ad buys from conservative groups like Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy group where Ogles worked as the Tennessee chapter executive director for several years, as well as the USA Freedom Fund, the House Freedom Fund and Volunteers for Freedom PAC." [Daily Herald, 8/7/22]
Years Prior To 2022: Ogles Served As Tennessee Chapter Executive Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Daily Herald, "Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy group where Ogles worked as the Tennessee chapter executive director for several years." [Daily Herald, 8/7/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Worked As Tennessee Chapter Executive Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Columbia Daily Herald, "[...], an advocacy group where Ogles worked as the Tennessee chapter executive director for several years." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/7/22]
Andy Ogles Formerly Directed Americans for Prosperity -- Tennessee According to Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), "Ogles, former director of Americans for Prosperity -- Tennessee, appealed to far-right conservatives with his avid support of former President Donald Trump and public declarations on unauthorized immigration and Second Amendment rights." [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 8/7/22]
Ogles Served As Tennessee Director For Americans For Prosperity Before His Congressional Run According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "His campaign benefited from significant ad buys from conservative groups like Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy group where Ogles worked as the Tennessee chapter executive director for several years." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 8/10/22]
August 2022: Ogles Was Former Director Of Americans For Prosperity Tennessee According to The Portland Leader, "Ogles, former director of Americans for Prosperity Tennessee, reeled in far right conservatives with his avid supporter of former President Donald Trump and public declarations on undocumented immigration and Second Amendment rights." [Portland Leader (Tennessee), 8/10/22]
Andy Ogles Led Americans For Prosperity Action, Inc. In Tennessee Prior To 2022 According to Macon County Times, "Outside groups spent $1.28 million in support of Ogles during the Republican primary, including $786,500 from the USA Freedom Fund and $301,573 from Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc., the group Ogles previously led in Tennessee." [Macon County Times, 10/20/22]
Ogles Served As State Executive Director For Americans For Prosperity – Tennessee According to Daily Herald, "Before becoming county mayor in 2018, Ogles was a state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch." [Daily Herald, 10/23/22]
Ogles Previously Served As Maury County Mayor And Tennessee AFP Director According to Tennessean, “Before becoming mayor in 2018, Ogles was a state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group.” [Tennessean, 10/23/22]
Ogles Led Tennessee Americans For Prosperity Prior To 2018 According to The Leaf-Chronicle, "Before becoming county mayor in 2018, Ogles was a state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch." [Leaf-Chronicle, 10/24/22]
2018-2022: Ogles Served As County Mayor And Was Tennessee Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Tennessean, "Before becoming county mayor in 2018, Ogles was a state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch." [Tennessean, 10/28/22]
2013: Ogles Served As First State Director For Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to The Leaf-Chronicle, 'In 2013, he became the first state director for Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch, where he successfully lobbied for state tax reductions.' [Leaf-Chronicle, 10/30/22]
2013: Ogles Became First State Director For Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to The Jackson Sun, "In 2013, he became the first state director for Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch, where he successfully lobbied for state tax reductions." [Jackson Sun, 10/31/22]
2013: Ogles Served As State Director For Americans For Prosperity And Lobbied For Tax Reductions According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "In 2013, he became the first state director for Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch, where he successfully lobbied for state tax reductions." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 10/31/22]
2013: Ogles Served As First State Director For Americans For Prosperity In Tennessee According to The Daily Herald, "In 2013, he became the first state director for Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch, where he successfully lobbied for state tax reductions." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/31/22]
2013: Ogles Served As Tennessee State Director For Americans For Prosperity According to Columbia Daily Herald, "In 2013, he became the first state director for Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch, where he successfully lobbied for state tax reductions." [Columbia Daily Herald, 10/31/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Previously Served As Maury County Mayor And Anti-Tax Lobbyist According to Nashville Post, "Ogles is a former anti-tax lobbyist with Americans for Prosperity who opposes gay marriage and abortion rights. [...] fought against COVID-19 prevention policies as Maury County mayor." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 11/8/22]
Ogles Served As Mayor Of Maury County And Led The State Chapter Of Americans For Prosperity According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "Ogles is currently the mayor of Maury County and previously served as the state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a conservative and libertarian group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11/11/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Mayor of Maury County and Former Executive Director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity According to Oak Ridger, "Ogles is currently the mayor of Maury County and previously served as the state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a conservative and libertarian group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch." [Oak Ridger, 11/14/22]
Andy Ogles Previously Served As Maury County Mayor And Headed Americans For Prosperity-Tennessee According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles of Columbia, Tennessee, a former Maury County mayor and one-time head of Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee who was elected to the House for the first time in 2022 [...]" [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/4/23]
Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Led AFP Tennessee Chapter According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Earlier this week, C-SPAN video showed McCarthy having an intense discussion with Ogles, a former Maury County, Tennessee, mayor and one-time head of Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/7/23]
Ogles Served As Mayor Of Maury County And Headed Americans For Prosperity's Tennessee Chapter According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Earlier this week, C-SPAN video showed McCarthy having an intense discussion with Ogles, a former Maury County, Tennessee, mayor and one-time head of Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/7/23]
2023: Ogles Was Former Maury County Mayor And AFP Tennessee Chapter Head According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Earlier this week, C-SPAN video showed McCarthy having an intense discussion with Ogles, a former Maury County, Tennessee, mayor and one-time head of Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter." [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 1/7/23]
Ogles Co-Authored Hall Income Tax Repeal Amendment (2016) According to Tennessean, "He penned an amendment to appeal the Hall Income Tax with former state Rep. and current state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon. Signed into law in 2016, the bill cut the income tax rate from 6% to 5% with the 'legislative intent' that the tax rate be reduced by 1% annually, with the state set to have no personal income tax by 2022." [Tennessean, 8/19/20]
2016: Legislation Involving Ogles Reduced Tennessee Hall Income Tax According to Daily Herald, "The legislation, also led by the late Rep. Charles Sargent, R-Franklin, was signed into law in 2016, cutting the tax rate by 1% annually, with the state set to have no personal income tax by 2022." [Daily Herald, 8/13/21]
2023: MTSU Professor John Vile Questioned Ogles' Claims Of National Expertise According to NewsChannel 5, "'It might be a bit more credible if a news organization had called him and quoted him on the basis that he was a national expert,' said MTSU political science professor John Vile." [Newschannel 5, 2/16/23]
2020: Andy Ogles Advised Newt Gingrich And Served As COO Of Abolition International According to Club for Growth Foundation, "Additionally, Andy served as an advisor to Newt Gingrich and was COO of Abolition International where he oversaw operations and investments in 12 countries." [Club for Growth Foundation, 6/15/20]
Ogles Reported Maury County's Financial Strength As Due To Thriving Businesses According to Daily Herald, 'Financially, Maury County is in great shape in part because our businesses have thrived and continue to grow,' Ogles said. [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
2023: Ogles' Claims Of Business Success Questioned By NewsChannel 5 Investigation According to NewsChannel 5, "March 13, 2023: Questions continue to mount about Middle Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles and the stories he tells. The latest questions center on the Maury County Republican's claims to have been a successful business leader before he turned to public service." [NewsChannel 5, 4/23/25]
Washington Post Reported Ogles Invented Service On Boards And Claimed Consulting Firm With No TN Corporate Record According to MSNBC, "The Washington Post made matters worse for Ogles, noting that the Republican ‘exaggerated or invented’ his service on various boards and claimed to have run a consulting firm that ‘cannot be found in Tennessee corporate records.’ The same report found that Ogles said his firm represented ‘Fortune 500 companies,’ but there wasn’t any evidence to support this, either." [MSNBC, 1/6/25]
2001: Andy Ogles Owned Daylight Donuts In Franklin, Tennessee According to Tennessean, "The small Franklin eatery on Royal Oaks Boulevard, which began as a doughnut shop, has progressed under Ogles' ownership to a 'meat and three.'" [Tennessean, 6/10/01]
Andy Ogles Added Lunch And Dinner Offerings To Daylight Donuts By 2001 According to Tennessean, "We have added lunch and dinner in baby steps, never straying from the emphasis we place on fresh, hot doughnuts. We never serve day-old doughnuts. Never. And we make everything here, breakfast, lunch and dinner, from scratch," said the man who majored in international studies. [Tennessean, 6/10/01]
Andy And Justin Ogles Became Business Partners At Daylight Donuts By 2001 According to Tennessean, "Justin Ogles, the 21-year-old younger brother, has come into the business and is now a full partner." [Tennessean, 6/10/01]
Andy Ogles Planned Expansion To A Second Restaurant At Maryland Farms In 2001 According to Tennessean, "The Ogles are about to open their second restaurant, this one in Maryland Farms. [...] 'I'm headed to Maryland Farms to run the new restaurant. Justin and Memaw will stay here. We're excited about the new restaurant and expanding our business,' he said." [Tennessean, 6/10/01]
2002: Knoxville News-Sentinel Identified Andy Ogles As A Businessman According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "Of the four second-tier candidates, Bumpus, a lawyer, and Ogles, a businessman, appear to have been the most active." [Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 7/7/02]
2002: Tennessean Reported Andy Ogles Owned A Restaurant In Franklin According to Tennessean, "Name: Andy Ogles Political affiliation: Republican Age: 31 Home: Franklin Occupation: restaurant owner Political experience: state Senate campaign of Sen. Marsha Blackburn" [Tennessean, 7/17/02]
2020: Andy Ogles Operated Restaurants And Real Estate Business For 12 Years According to Club for Growth Foundation, "As an entrepreneur Andy started, owned and operated restaurants and a real estate investment business for 12 years." [Club for Growth Foundation, 6/15/20]
2021: Ogles Attributed Maury County's Growth To Business-Friendly Policies And Community Values According to Daily Herald, Ogles said, 'We have proven ourselves to be business friendly with a low cost of living, which has resulted in explosive growth over the last few years in terms of residential housing, new businesses and job creation.' [Daily Herald, 8/8/21]
2021: Ogles Named Maury County's People As Its Biggest Asset According to Daily Herald, Andy Ogles stated, 'Though we are growing fast and serve as one of Tennessee's economic engines, what truly makes our county special is the people, and that close knit, small town vibe is palpable as you walk our downtown communities.' [Daily Herald, 8/8/21]
Andy Ogles Described Maury County As A Place Visitors Never Want To Leave In 2021 According to The Tennessean, 'Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles says Maury County is a place where, once it's experienced, one will "never want to leave."' [Tennessean, 8/10/21]
Andy Ogles Highlighted Maury County’s Business Friendliness And Growth In 2021 According to The Tennessean, 'We have proven ourselves to be business friendly with a low cost of living, which has resulted in explosive growth over the last few years in terms of residential housing, new businesses and job creation.' [Tennessean, 8/10/21]
Andy Ogles Emphasized Maury County's People And Community Vibe In 2021 According to The Tennessean, 'According to Ogles, people are Maury County's biggest asset. "Though we are growing fast and serve as one of Tennessee's economic engines, what truly makes our county special is the people, and that close-knit, small-town vibe is palpable as you walk our downtown communities."' [Tennessean, 8/10/21]
2014: Andy Ogles And Lee Beaman Collaborated To Defeat Proposed Bus Rapid Transit Project In Nashville According to The Tennessean, "Beaman and Ogles worked together in 2014 to defeat a proposed bus rapid transit project in Nashville." [Tennessean, 9/21/17]
June 2019: Andy Ogles Criticized Efforts To Combine Park And Landfill Decisions As Political According to Daily Herald, 'You essentially have two different situations, that for political reasons, have been lumped into one,' Ogles said. 'To tie those two parks together is a mistake. I am looking at a total solution.' [Daily Herald, 6/5/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Claimed Unawareness Of Out-Of-Compliance Status Until Committee Meeting According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles said the county commission and he were unaware of the situation until it was brought up by Ray during June's Health and Environment Committee meeting.' [Daily Herald, 6/5/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Supported Collaboration On Regional Waste Management Solution According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles previously said postponing the vote to reopen the landfill gives the county time to work with the region's surrounding counties to find a solution that could benefit the entire region's need for a waste repository.' [Daily Herald, 6/5/19]
June 2019: Andy Ogles Opposed Politicizing Decisons On Yanahli Park According to Daily Herald, 'Trying to politicize Yahnali does not help citizens of Maury County, and that is unacceptable.' [Daily Herald, 6/5/19]
2023: Ogles Faced Questions Over Funds Raised For Children's Burial Garden According to NewsChannel 5, "March 15, 2023: What did Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles do with tens of thousands of dollars meant for a children's burial garden? Now, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered more questions that the freshman Republican won't answer." [NewsChannel 5, 4/23/25]
2023: Ogles Attempted To Explain Charity Controversy About GoFundMe Campaign According to NewsChannel 5, "March 16, 2023: A new day brings new stories from Congressman Andy Ogles as he attempts to explain away a controversial GoFundMe drive." [NewsChannel 5, 4/23/25]
Ogles Used Photo Of Stillborn Baby To Raise Money For Children’s Burial Garden That Was Never Built According to MSNBC, "Ogles used a photo of his stillborn baby to raise money for a project he referred to at the time as ‘Lincoln’s Place.’ The Republican ended up collecting tens of thousands of dollars meant for a children’s burial garden, but by all accounts, it was never built, and as WTVF reported, ‘Ogles has refused to provide evidence of what he did with the money.’" [MSNBC, 1/6/25]
Ogles Faced Criticism for Financial Disclosure Omissions as Mayor According to Tennessean, "Johnston criticized Ogles' chronic inconsistencies on financial disclosures, after The Tennessean reported the freshman congressman omitted several significant financial interests, including his own salary, a line of credit, and state retirement account from disclosures submitted to the State of Tennessee as mayor." [Tennessean, 7/21/24]
Courtney Johnston Criticized Ogles for Inconsistent Financial Disclosures as Mayor According to Daily News Journal, "Johnston criticized Ogles' chronic inconsistencies on financial disclosures, after The Tennessean reported the freshman congressman omitted several significant financial interests, including his own salary, a line of credit, and state retirement account from disclosures submitted to the State of Tennessee as mayor." [Daily News Journal, 7/22/24]
Ogles Oversaw Operations For Abolition International, Earning $4,000 In The Role According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "He later worked part-time for Abolition International, an anti-trafficking founded by Christian singer Natalie Grant. His congressional biography states that in this role, Ogles was ʻoverseeing operations and investments in several countries to fight human trafficking.ʼ He earned a total of $4,000 working 20 hour weeks during his time there, according to tax filings." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/26/24]
2011: Ogles Held Part-Time Position At Abolition International, Not Chief Operating Officer Role According to Tennessee Tribune, "the group's tax returns show Ogles held a part-time position that paid him a grand total of $4,000." [Tennessee Tribune, 2/23/23]
2011: Abolition International's Programs Did Not Match Ogles' Claims Of Oversight In 12 Countries According to Tennessee Tribune, "An archived version of the group's website shows it was making grants to 'holistic ministries' in just a handful of countries – not 12 countries – and certainly not busting international sex rings nor rescuing human trafficking victims." [Tennessee Tribune, 2/23/23]
2015: Funeral Home Owner Stated She Was Not Contacted About Ogles' Fundraiser Collaboration According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Pam Stephens, an owner of Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, organized an effort to help families. In 2015, she said she told Ogles other families had a similar idea and offered to pull the project together. 'All I know is I offered my help, and they never reached back to me, so I have no idea what the funds were used for,' Stephens said Wednesday evening." [Columbia Daily Herald, 3/19/23]
2015: Owner Of Williamson Memorial Funeral Home Noted No Memorial Was Created At Cemetery According to Columbia Daily Herald, 'I know there has not been anything that's ever been done over there,' Stephens said of Mount Hope Cemetery in Franklin where Lincoln is buried. [Columbia Daily Herald, 3/19/23]