Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tennessee) won his seat by 13.5 points in 2022 and didn’t face a serious challenge in 2024. This time, he faces a Democratic mayor who’s raising four times more money.
Read MoreThe New Democrat Coalition is backing a slate of congressional candidates that it believes are primed to win in some of the most difficult races across the country in November’s midterms.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ campaign finance picture has suddenly become very relatable. As many American households struggle to juggle rising gas prices and record-high credit card payments, an April 15 financial report shows the third-term Republican barely keeping his own campaign accounts solvent, leaving legal bills unpaid and spending big on travel and dining.
Read MoreFuture Forum PAC, a political action committee aimed at boosting young Democrats for congressional seats, has endorsed a pair of challengers taking on Republican incumbents in “key Democratic pickup seats” organizers believe can be flipped.
Read MoreColumbia Mayor Chaz Molder, the leading Democratic challenger in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, announced a fundraising haul of more than $601,000 for the first quarter of 2026 on April 1.
Read MoreThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Monday it is backing Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder in its national “red to blue” program.
Read MoreThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has named District 5 Congressional candidate Chaz Molder to its competitive “Red to Blue” program — a signal of Democrats’ confidence they can flip Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District in November.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Jim Cooper is endorsing Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder for Congress in the 5th District, as he seeks to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles.
Read MoreHouse Democrats think they can expand their 2026 midterm map to include a couple of typically safe red districts because the incumbents have twin vulnerabilities: weak fundraising and ethics issues.
Read MoreDemocratic officials are excited about Chaz Molder, a local mayor, who pitched himself in an interview as a pragmatist with deep community ties.
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