Brandon Ogles

Brandon Thomas Ogles (born August 8, 1976) is an American former politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives. As a Republican, he represented District 61, located in northern Williamson County, and includes the city of Brentwood and part of Franklin. Ogles first announced his candidacy on November 8, 2017, after then-incumbent Charles Sargent chose not to run for reelection. After election as the state representative for Tennessee's House District 61 in 2018, Ogles served as vice-caucuses chair, the first time that a freshman legislator was elected to leadership in the House of Representatives in Tennessee. He served on the Judiciary Committee, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Finance, Ways & Means Committee, Ways & Means Subcommittee, and the Joint Pensions and Insurance Committee. He was the majority caucus vice chairman. He served his first term in Tennessee's 111th General Assembly (2018–2020) and was re-elected to the 112th General Assembly (2020–2022). On February 17, 2024, three days following Representative Mark Green's initial announcement that he would retire, Ogles announced that he would be running as candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District. On March 5, Ogles withdrew from the race after Green reversed his decision on February 29.