![George Walker Iv FILE - U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., makes remarks following a news conference of the Tennessee Faith and Freedom Coalition at the state Capitol during special session of the state legislature on public safety, Aug. 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary and a general election contest against a Democrat if his win his party's nomination to retain a seat passing through Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6ce9313b7f5a45bb93dd58f7be306cc2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., makes remarks following a news conference of the Tennessee Faith and Freedom Coalition at the state Capitol during special session of the state legislature on public safety, Aug. 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary and a general election contest against a Democrat if his win his party's nomination to retain a seat passing through Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)
![Mariam Zuhaib FILE - U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks to the media during a press conference on the border, Sept. 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tennessee's U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary and a general election contest against a Democrat if his win his party's nomination to retain a seat passing through Nashville. The first-term congressman from Columbia learned officially who will vie for his job during the candidate filing deadline late last week for state and federal positions. The deadline also passed while Republican-backed legislation remained stalled that would prevent Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson from running for Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn's seat and for reelection to the Legislature. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7619f2d0791048fba02a0340cc470e4a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks to the media during a press conference on the border, Sept. 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tennessee's U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary and a general election contest against a Democrat if his win his party's nomination to retain a seat passing through Nashville. The first-term congressman from Columbia learned officially who will vie for his job during the candidate filing deadline late last week for state and federal positions. The deadline also passed while Republican-backed legislation remained stalled that would prevent Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson from running for Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn's seat and for reelection to the Legislature. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
![George Walker Iv FILE - Rep. Gloria Johnson, R-Knoxville, listens during a House Criminal Justice Committee meeting, Feb. 20, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee's U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary and a general election contest against a Democrat if his win his party's nomination to retain a seat passing through Nashville. The first-term congressman from Columbia learned officially who will vie for his job during the candidate filing deadline late last week for state and federal positions. The deadline also passed while Republican-backed legislation remained stalled that would prevent Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson from running for Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn's seat and for reelection to the Legislature. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d0ab98034c144a6ba6a02b5c024708d7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Rep. Gloria Johnson, R-Knoxville, listens during a House Criminal Justice Committee meeting, Feb. 20, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee's U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary and a general election contest against a Democrat if his win his party's nomination to retain a seat passing through Nashville. The first-term congressman from Columbia learned officially who will vie for his job during the candidate filing deadline late last week for state and federal positions. The deadline also passed while Republican-backed legislation remained stalled that would prevent Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson from running for Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn's seat and for reelection to the Legislature. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)