Republican Representative Andy Ogles triumphed in his primary bid against Nashville Metro Council member Courtney Johnston in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.
Ogles garnered 56.3% of the vote, while Johnston received 43.7%, according to the NYT at the time of reporting. Despite a significant funding disadvantage, with just $95,000 in cash-on-hand compared to Johnston’s $500,000, Ogles, a freshman Congressman endorsed by former President Donald Trump, emerged victorious.
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“Andy Ogles is a spectacular man, a great leader,” Trump said in his endorsement. “Andy is a father, an entrepreneur, and a Middle Tennessee native with a proven track record of creating jobs, protecting communities, and upholding Tennessee values. He bravely stood up against the Biden Administration’s unconstitutional COVID mandates and strongly defended the freedoms of Tennessee families. We must elect Andy Ogles for Congress.”
Ogles also received endorsements from Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs.
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Johnston’s campaign focused on border security and crime policies, branding Ogles as a “do-nothing” politician.
“I support President Trump, I’m pro-life, I’m for immediately securing the border, and fully funding law enforcement,” Johnston stated on her campaign website. “Andy Ogles claims to believe in all that too — but he’s a totally ineffective politician who’s achieving nothing. He hasn’t passed a single bill into law. We need a real conservative leader who will deliver results, not a do-nothing grandstander who just chases headlines.”
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