He is president of Ogden Resources, an independent oil and gas company based in Bryan.
Prior to entering the oil business, Ogden served for nine years as an officer in the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine force.
Ogden received the sixth annual Bob Bullock Award for Outstanding Public Stewardship and was awarded the 2004 Defensor Pacem medal by Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.
Michael, a LtCol in the United States Marine Corps, and his wife Lisa are the parents of Gabriel and Canon Ogden.
Kristen, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and her husband Cameron have two children.