Andy Ogles

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William Andrew ("Andy") Ogles, IV (b. 1971) is the current county mayor of Maury County, Tennessee. He was first elected in August 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Personal Life

Ogles and his wife Monica (Williams) have three children.[1] Their family currently lives on a farm south of Columbia.[2] He is a first-cousin of state Rep. Brandon Ogles (R-Williamson County).[3]

Ogles holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations from Middle Tennessee State University and has also done graduate-level work in marketing and managerial economics at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management and The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.[4]

Business and Political Career

After graduating from college, Andy Ogles became involved in several business ventures, with some assistance from his father-in-law Hugh Williams (who owned the Franklin Hardware Store until 2002 and the Spring Hill Hardware store from 2002-2006). In 1996, Ogles invested in a Travel Professionals International travel agency franchise, and also bought an existing Daylight Donuts store (later Daylight Cafe) in Franklin in the late 1990s. Ogles operated the Daylight Cafe with the help of his grandmother and brothers. Ogles led an expansion of the restaurant's menu to include lunch and dinner items. Ogles has also been involved in a second restaurant as well as in real estate investment.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Ogles was active in politics in the early 2000s. As a business owner, he was vocal about transit issues in Franklin, objecting to the widening of Royal Oaks Boulevard in early 2002.[13] Later that year, he sought the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives (4th Congressional District), after working on the campaign of then-state Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Franklin). He lost the 2002 Republican nomination to Tullahoma alderman (now state Senator) Janice Bowling, who in turn lost the general election to Democrat Lincoln Davis. Ogles received 14.7 percent of the vote in the primary election, placing behind Bowling and former Maury County executive Mike Green.[14][15] In his campaign, Ogles promised to support the War on Terrorism and strong national defense, as well as lower taxes and other policies advanced by then-President George W. Bush.[16]

Ogles sought the Republican nomination for the Tennessee state Senate (23rd District) in 2006. He placed last in a field of six candidates, receiving 2.2 percent of the vote in the Republican Primary. The winner of that race (Jack Johnson) won the general election in November 2006.

In 2009, Ogles was involved in the creation of a website (clipazine.com) promoting local businesses.[17]

In 2011, Ogles worked part-time as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Abolition International, a Nashville-based non-profit organization that worked to stop human trafficking in other countries (it has since been merged into another non-profit organization Hope for Justice).[18] Andy Ogles also worked on Newt Gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign as an advisor.

Ogles was mentioned as a possible candidate for a hypothetical 2017 special election to fill the 7th District Congressional seat then held by Rep. Marsha Blackburn if Blackburn had been appointed to a Trump cabinet position.[19]

2018 Campaign and County Mayorship

For detailed discussions of controversies occurring during his tenure as county mayor, please see the article "Political controversies involving Andy Ogles."

Andy Ogles was sworn in as county mayor of Maury County in September 2018.

References

  1. ↑ A fourth child, Hugh Lincoln, passed away before his first birthday. See CFG Foundation profile cited below.
  2. ↑ "Andy Ogles." The Club for Growth Foundation. Undated. Web (clubforgrowthfoundation.org). 19 Feb. 2021.
  3. ↑ Christen, Mike. "Maury County mayor posts Joe Biden meme on Facebook, igniting tensions." The Daily Herald. 15 Aug. 2020. Web (columbiadailyherald.com). 19 Feb. 2021.
  4. ↑ "Andy Ogles." LinkedIn.com. Undated. Web (linkedin.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  5. ↑ Stout, Vicki. "Memaw makes meat and three." (profile of Daylight Donuts). The Tennessean. 10 June 2001. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021. This article quotes Ogles as saying that Hugh Williams had passed on the opportunity to buy an existing donut shop near Williams' hardware store and that Ogles then bought it and expanded service to include lunch and dinner; it also notes that his brother Justin had also invested in the store, and stated that a Maryland Farms restaurant was planned at that time
  6. ↑ "Five Questions: Heith Ogles." The Tennessean. 4 June 2003. p. 2W. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  7. ↑ McKinney, Melonee. "Seek and You Shall Find" (review of Mason Jar restaurant). The Tennessean. 21 July 2002. p. 9W. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  8. ↑ "Thank You" (Williamson County 4H ad). The Tennessean. 1 Sept. 1997. p. 9W. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021. This ad thanks Hugh Williams for buying the grand champion steer, and mentions that Williams owns "Franklin Hardware, Daylight Donuts, and Travel Professionals."
  9. ↑ "Local man receives welcome to Travel Professionals International." The (Brazosport, Tex.) Facts. 12 Jan. 1996. p. 8A. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021. Attached to this article is a group photograph that Ogles is posing in, with the caption noting that he is a new owner of a TPI travel agency franchise.
  10. ↑ McClure, Sue. "Big boxes send small businesses packing." The Tennessean. 2 Aug. 2006. p. 2 of 'The Journal' Spring Hill section. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021. This article mentions the closure of Spring Hill Hardware amid competition from Home Depot, which opened nearby, and mentions Williams' previous business ventures.
  11. ↑ See Club for Growth Foundation profile cited above related to restaurant operation and real estate investment.
  12. ↑ The exact ownership interest that Ogles held in the TPI franchise, the Daylight Donuts/Daylight Cafe, and the Mason Jar restaurant (a spin-off of the Daylight Cafe) is somewhat unclear; contemporaneous sources credit Ogles as the "owner" of the TPI franchise and the Daylight Cafe but it is not clear that he was the sole owner, and certainly Ogles was not the sole owner of the Mason Jar (the Melonee McKinney article refers to Justin Ogles as the owner). It is also not clear when Andy Ogles sold his interest in the Daylight Cafe; a "for sale" advertisement appears on page 11W of the 9 April 2003 edition of the Tennessean. Ogles is not involved in the Daylight Donuts franchise now operating in Spring Hill.
  13. ↑ Mettee, Nellann. "Royal Oaks merchants make impact on road plan." The Tennessean. 1 March 2002. p. 1W. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  14. ↑ Cheek, Duren. "GOP 4th District rivals court conservative voters." The Tennessean. 17 July 2002. p 1B. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  15. ↑ "Election Results." Tennessee Secretary of State. Undated. Web (sos.tn.gov). 20 Feb. 2021.
  16. ↑ McClure, Sue. "Ogles declares intent to run for Congress." The Tennessean. 4 June 2002. p. 2W. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  17. ↑ Fox, Angela. "Look to local residents for money-saving tips." The Tennessean. 2 Sept. 2009. p. 9 of "Brentwood Journal" section. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  18. ↑ See CFG profile cited above; see also the Form 990 for 2011 for Abolition, International at "Nonprofit Explorer: Hope for Justice." ProPublica. Undated. Web (propublica.com). 20 Feb. 2021.
  19. ↑ Ebert, Joel. "Speculation surrounds Blackburn, possible Trump administration post." The Tennessean. 16 Nov. 2016. p. A13. Web (newspapers.com). 20 Feb. 2021.

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