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Trump Backed Andy Ogles. Tennessee Republicans Chose Someone Else
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Instinct Magazine
Andy Ogles, the Tennessee congressman who announced during Pride Month that “Homosexuality has no place in America,” has now lost his own Republican primary.
RELATED: Anti-Gay Post by GOP Rep. Andy Ogles Draws Backlash From His Own PartyOn Thursday, former Tennessee agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated Ogles in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s newly redrawn 5th Congressional District.
RELATED: Why Pete Buttigieg Still Hasn’t Made Up His Mind About 2028Ogles Made His Feelings About Homosexuality Extremely ClearThe post that may become the most memorable part of Andy Ogles’ political résumé arrived in June.
Rep. Mike Lawler called the post “idiotic,” while other Republican colleagues publicly pushed back against Ogles’ message.
The new district is expected to remain safely Republican in November, meaning Thursday’s primary was effectively the election that mattered most for Ogles’ congressional future.