Tennessee Americans for Prosperity Chief challenging Corker in GOP Senate primary
NASHVILLE - The head of the Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter, Andy Ogles, said this morning he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who continues to weigh a bid for a third term.
"In less than a year the Republican primary will give us an opportunity to make choices that will impact future generations of Tennesseans," Ogles said in a news release. "Conservative leadership means more than making promises, it means keeping them."
Noting that Republican majorities in the House and Senate haven't been able to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, balance the budget, or cut taxes or tackle $20 billion in debt, "any career politician who has spent more than 12 years in DC has helped create the problem.
Ogles' group is part of Americans for Prosperity, a pro-business liberartarian group funded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch.
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