Andy Ogles

On January 1, 2023, Ogles signed a letter by fellow representatives Scott Perry and Chip Roy expressing opposition to fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy in the upcoming house speakership election after McCarthy did not accept all their proposed House rules changes. On January 3, his first day in office, Ogles joined far-right House Republicans in voting against McCarthy on the first three ballots. This was the first time since 1923 that a speaker was not elected on the first ballot. On January 6, after days of negotiations, Ogles voted for McCarthy on the 12th ballot, joining the rest of Tennessee's Republican delegation.

On August 4, 2022, Ogles won the Republican primary for the 5th congressional district. He faced Democratic nominee Heidi Campbell in the November general election. The district was previously a Democratic stronghold centered on Nashville, but has been redrawn as an area that voted for Republican Donald Trump by 12 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. This was done by splitting Democratic-heavy Nashville into three congressional districts. On August 30, Ogles was succeeded as county mayor by Sheila Butt, a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Ogles opposes abortion and same-sex marriage. In a 2022 interview, he downplayed the need for exceptions in an abortion bill, calling them "red herrings". In June 2022, after the repeal of Roe v. Wade, Ogles said, "The next thing we have to do is go after gay marriage."

Ogles made two unsuccessful bids for elected office, a run for Tennessee's 4th congressional district in 2002 and a run for Tennessee Senate in 2006, losing in the Republican primary both times. Initially considered a potential contender for the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election, Ogles instead saw his major first electoral success when he was elected mayor of Maury County in the August 2, 2018, general election, defeating incumbent Charlie Norman. During his mayoralty, Ogles criticized Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for not restricting local school boards' ability to implement mask mandates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for the state legislature to pass legislation to support his proposition in a special session. Ogles initially filed to run for a second term as county mayor, but withdrew to enter the race for the redrawn U.S. House of Representatives seat in Tennessee's 5th congressional district.

William Andrew Ogles IV (born June 18, 1971) is an American far-right politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 5th congressional district since 2023 and served as mayor of Maury County, Tennessee, from 2018 to 2022.

Ogles was born on June 18, 1971. He describes himself as "a Maury County native with deep family roots in Tennessee dating back to the founding of the state." Ogles attended Middle Tennessee State University and graduated with a degree in political science.