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| Chaz Molder |
his own backyard as Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder on Thursday launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination in a bid to unseat the controversial Republican.
Prior to running for Congress, Ogles was mayor of Maury County, where the county seat is Columbia. Ogles and Molder were both first elected mayors of the linked communities in 2018.
“Being a mayor provides a front-row perspective to the needs and the challenges that our communities face,” Molder said. “I think Congressman Ogles, in a lot of ways, has forgotten who sent him there, and I think that he’s more interested in chasing national headlines for the wrong reasons, instead of local headlines for the right reasons. That’s where my objective will remain, is fighting for the people of this congressional district who deserve a congressman who’s not going to embarrass them.”
Under fire for campaign finance violations and under investigation by federal authorities, Ogles has fended off a series of challenges from both Republicans and Democrats. He first won the seat in 2022, after the 5th Congressional District, formerly a reliably Democratic one, was redrawn to favor Republicans. Two years later, he beat Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston in the GOP primary before besting Nashville Democrat Maryam Abolfazli by more than 17 percentage points in the general election.
... Molder launched his bid from an ice cream shop on the Columbia town square, joined by family and supporters, including his father-in-law, former state House Democratic leader Craig Fitzhugh. He mostly focused his remarks on his lifetime community roots and support for small businesses, families and moderation. He steered clear of some questions, telling a TV station that asked about “the transgender issue” that it was “not an issue in this campaign” and “has been decided in the state of Tennessee by the governor and our state legislature.”
Asked about Ogles’ recent call for the National Guard to be sent to Nashville, Molder said he supports “our local law enforcement.” (read more)
Rod's Comment: I don't know much about Chaz Molder, but this sounds like the type of Democrat I could vote for in the midterm. I will be paying attention.
I do not live in the Fifth Congressional District, so I can't vote in that election, but I can use whatever influence I may have and can contribute money to help an opponent of Ogles. Ogles is a despicable human being, is ethically challenged, and is a Trump puppet. He needs to go.
I would like to see a normie, traditional Republican to beat Ogles in the primary. Given today's Republican Party, I am not sure there are enough normal Republican voters left to elect a normal Republican. Even if Republicans did nominate a pre-Trump normal Republican, as we have seen time and time again, once elected, even normie Republicans will not stand up to Trump. None dares cross him. They know Trump's governance and policies are wrong, but they have no backbone. So, what use are they?
I have concluded that what needs to happen is for the Republicans to lose the midterm and thus derail much of Trump's agenda. While that is what I think needs to happen, I cannot bring myself to support some crazy woke progressive. I would expect any Democrat nominee to be more liberal than I am, and I could overlook a lot of that, but I have my limits. If a woke progressive socialist-type is the Democratic nominee and unless the Republican nominee is a pre-Trump type Republican who I perceive has a backbone, I will just sit out the election. I would, however, like to have a candidate I could support. I will be paying attention to Chaz Molder.
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