ABOUT ANDY
Andy was born and raised in Middle Tennessee, with family roots dating back to the state’s founding. He attended Franklin High School, where he met his high school sweetheart, Monica, whom he later married. Together, they have three children: Adley, Drew, and Isaac. The family lives on a small farm just outside Columbia, where Andy enjoys teaching the kids about the value of hard work and caring for animals.
Before pursuing a career in public service, Andy had a successful run as an entrepreneur in the restaurant industry and in real estate investment. Following this, he became involved with Abolition International, an anti-human trafficking organization, serving as the COO. It was during this time that he oversaw operations and investments in several countries to combat the evils of human trafficking.
Andy began his time with Americans for Prosperity (AFP) in 2013, working on economic, tax, and healthcare policy. During this period, he wrote and contributed to publications on the harms of Obamacare and other tax policies, focusing on their impacts on Tennessee. After AFP, Andy joined the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics, where he served as the Executive Director. He oversaw various in-depth projects during his tenure, perhaps most notably assisting with a major project to restructure Tennessee’s burdensome tax code.
In 2018, Andy began his public service as Mayor of Maury County, Tennessee, and was revered as Tennessee’s most conservative mayor at the time. In 2023, he began his first term as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 5th District. He has always been a fighter, whether for limited government, better economic policies, or more freedom. Andy Ogles is committed to his mission of upholding the Constitution and excelling in the representation of Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District. He is thankful for the privilege of serving and hopes to continue doing so.
The Mission
Andy Ogles has an extensive history of fighting for liberty and freedom within Tennessee. He wrote the amendment that resulted in the largest tax cut in Tennessee history. He led a statewide grassroots campaign that stopped Obamacare expansion. He 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. He led a grassroots effort to stop Common Core and defeated Nashville’s wasteful “Amp” bus transit proposal. In 2020, Mayor Ogles stood up to the Biden Administration’s draconian mandates, and government officials across the state followed his courageous leadership, strengthening his standing with conservative grassroots across the state. When it mattered most, when government overreach was at its greatest Mayor Andy Ogles stood in the gap and led the fight for personal freedom. Andy will carry those same principles of limited government, fiscal stewardship, and conservative values to Washington D.C. He is running to get the federal government out of Tennessee and faithfully represent the people of Tennessee’s fifth district.
The MOTIVATION
Feeling the call to serve his community decades ago, Andy became the COO of Abolition International, overseeing operations and investments in 12 countries to fight human trafficking. He then became the first State Director of Americans for Prosperity Tennessee, where he led grassroots coalitions fighting for principles of limited government and lower taxes across the state. After leaving AFP, Andy served as Executive Director of the Laffer Center, which advises the White House and multiple Governors on tax policy. 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. Since 2018, he has served as Mayor of Maury County, Tennessee, and was recognized as Tennessee’s most conservative mayor. Maury County is the fastest-growing county in the State of TN, and Mayor Ogles has helped negotiate over $5 billion in economic investment as Mayor of Mayor County. Andy has always been motivated by one thing, a desire to faithfully serve his community.
