2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Andy Ogles?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Andrew Ogles
In the U.S. House (TN-5) since 2023 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Financial Services, Homeland Security · 6 subcommittees
- 50 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 3 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2TN05446) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $789K
- Spent
- $837K
- Cash on hand
- $16K
- Debts
- $50K
- Individuals 71% $561K
- PACs & other committees 27% $211K
- Other receipts 2% $17K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $2,000 moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $521K supporting · $65 opposing ($10 of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $518K
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC $3,639
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $561K from individuals
22% in small-dollar gifts
$121K of $561K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $339K of the $440K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 17, 2026 for this campaign.
49% from Tennessee · 51% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
60% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Tennessee $166K
- Texas $71K
- Florida $21K
- Wyoming $12K
- Oklahoma $11K
- New York $11K
- Virginia $7,693
- Minnesota $7,000
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $169K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $170K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 15, 2025 to Jul 17, 2026, net of refunds (795 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $521K for / $65 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 9% $48K
- Ads, medium not stated 90% $465K
- Phones & texts 0.5% $2,506
Largest late spenders for
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $516K
Latest dissemination on these reports: September 22, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (43 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $528K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $528K of the $837K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 17, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 2% $12K
- Consultants & strategy 8% $40K
- Fundraising & processing fees 35% $186K
- Polling, research & data 4% $19K
- Travel, meals & events 11% $55K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $6,228
- Legal & compliance 29% $153K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $11K
- Other or unclassified 9% $45K
Largest payees
- WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES $89K
- HOLTZMAN VOGEL $53K
- AXCAPITAL, LLC $47K
- FUNDRAISING INC. $45K
- AMERICAN EXPRESS $44K
Paid to individuals: $67K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jul 17, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (580 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Chaz MolderDemocrat · $3.4M raised · $34K outside
- Charlie HatcherRepublican · $1.8M raised · $273K outside
- Rachel HurleyDemocrat · $44K raised
- Micheal O'LearyIndependent · $0 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.