Molder announces $601K fundraising haul in Ogles challenge

April 1, 2026

Molder’s seven-month $1.81M fundraising total is the most raised by any 5th, 6th or 7th District candidate since 2016 — except Rep. Aftyn Behn in last December’s special election.

Columbia 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.

Molder is a Democrat challenging two-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Columbia, to represent Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, which Republican lawmakers redrew to be friendly to GOP candidates in 2021.

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