William Andrew Ogles IV (/ˈoʊɡəlz/ OH-gəlz;[1] born June 18, 1971) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district since 2023.

During the attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Ogles falsely claimed that it was stolen, and was one of the original 19 members of Congress to vote against Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House.

He describes himself as "a Maury County native with deep family roots in Tennessee dating back to the founding of the state.

"[4] Ogles graduated from Franklin High School and later attended Western Kentucky University and Columbia State Community College from 1990 to 1993, studying allied language arts and English.

[5][6] The Washington Post described liberal studies as "a general education degree typically for those who cannot settle on a major"; NewsChannel 5 gave a similar description.

[14] Ogles made two unsuccessful bids for elected office, a run for the state's 4th district in 2002 and for Tennessee Senate in 2006, losing in the Republican primary both times.

[15][16] In September 2017, Ogles announced he would challenge incumbent U.S. senator Bob Corker, who he believed was insufficiently conservative, in the following year's primary.

[5][11] Ogles' congressional website 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".

[5] The Williamson County Sheriff's Office said that records do not show Ogles trained or worked against international sex trafficking as a reserve deputy.

[20][21] 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 position in a special session.

[23][24] 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.

[27] Ogles seemed to some observers to have gotten off to a strong start in the primary, announcing that he had raised nearly half a million dollars in the campaign's first month.

[23] Among the many candidates, two stood out as serious challengers: former state House speaker Beth Harwell, and retired U.S. Army brigadier general Kurt Winstead.

Records showed that Ogles had indeed been from a few days to almost a year late paying taxes on his Franklin home between 2005 and 2015, leading to interest charges.

Ogles, in turn, was supported by super PACs that ran ads attacking Harwell and Winstead as "too liberal for Tennessee.

The district was previously a Democratic stronghold centered on Nashville, but had been redrawn as an area that voted for Republican Donald Trump by 12 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election.

[29] A late October appearance with Texas U.S. senator Ted Cruz in Franklin was announced in his first campaign-related Twitter post since he won the Republican primary.

A lawsuit the Tennessee League of Women Voters chapter brought against the state that could have delayed voting in the county was settled at the last minute.

[36] On January 6, after days of negotiations, Ogles voted for McCarthy on the 12th ballot, joining the rest of Tennessee's Republican delegation.

The American Muslim Advisory Council criticized Ogles' comments, claiming that he was endorsing the "extermination of the Palestinian people."

"[42][43][44] Ogles would further state that he supported the right of Israel "to punish Hamas on a scale of Biblical proportions, including their accomplices and the facilitators of the aforementioned atrocities.

The first bill, entitled the Antisemitism Community Service Act (HR 8321), would send anyone who has committed a crime on a college campus since October 7, 2023, the date of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, to the Gaza Strip to perform six months of community service, though the text of the bill appears to apply regardless of whether the crime in question was related to a pro-Palestinian protest.

[47][48][49] The second bill, entitled the Study Abroad Act (HR 8322), would cancel travel visas for those who have been arrested "for rioting or unlawful protest" or for "establishing, participating, or promoting an encampment" on college campuses since October 7, 2023.

Ogles said the larger amount previously stated was a "pledge" as to how much of his own money he was prepared to put into the campaign if necessary and was mistakenly included on the reports.

"[68][69][70] After the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision Ogles questioned if DEI in government hiring played a part in the crash.