Brandon Ogles is an American politician who serves in the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

. A

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

, he represents district 61, which is located in northern Williamson County, and includes the city of Brentwood and part of

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

Biography

Ogles moved to the Williamson County area when he was eight years old. He is an

Eagle Scout Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since its inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process. The Eagle Sc ...

. Ogles graduated from Franklin High School in 1995. He received a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

in Management with a minor in Finance from

Lipscomb University Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on ...

. He is the owner of Branch Building Group. Ogles first announced his candidacy on November 8, 2017, after then-incumbent Charlest Sargent chose not to run for reelection. He serves on the Judiciary Committee, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Finance, Ways, & Means Committee, Finance, Ways, & Means Subcommittee, and the Joint Pensions and Insurance Committee. He is the Majority Caucus Vice Chairman.

Personal life

Ogles is a

Southern Baptist The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The word ...

References

21st-century American politicians People from Brentwood, Tennessee Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives {{Tennessee-politician-stub