Here’s the backstory on the Andy Ogles attack ad
A distinctive attack ad claims Republican congressional candidate Andy Ogles failed to pay his property taxes nine times. The spot funded by the Tenenssee Conservatives PAC, which was founded by supporters of former candidate Morgan Ortagus, cites Williamson County property tax records as the source for the hit.
Here’s the transcript:
Narrator 1: “Andy Ogles failed to to pay his property taxes nine times.”
Narrator 2: “Nine times?”
Narrator 1: “That’s right. Any Ogles failed to pay his property taxes nine times.”
Narrator 2: “Nine times.”
Narrator 1: “But as county mayor, Ogles supported increasing the sales tax and didn’t oppose a property tax hike or a marriage tax. Andy Ogles failed to pay his property taxes nine times.”
Narrator 2: “Nine times.”
Narrator 1: “Andy Ogles didn’t pay his taxes but supported raising yours. Tennessee Conservatives PA is responsible for the content this message.”
We delved into the records to see whether we could replicate the claims of the ad. We found that Ogles appeared as a co-owner of a Franklin home between 2005 and 2015, though for reasons unknown he was not listed on the rolls in the 2013 tax year. While it’s true that property tax payments were late on nine occasions, that includes years where the Ogles family was as little as one or two days behind the deadline. But in other years it took as many as 194 and 322 days to pay the tax bill.
Here’s what the records show:
| Tax Year | Amount | Due Date | Payment Date | Days late | Interest |
| 2005 | $1,445 | 2/28/2006 | 3/7/2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | $1,436 | 2/28/2007 | 3/2/2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | $1,436 | 2/28/2008 | 2/29/2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | $1,565 | 2/28/2009 | 9/10/2009 | 194 | $130 |
| 2009 | $1,479 | 2/28/2010 | 4/12/2010 | 43 | $43 |
| 2010 | $1,479 | 2/28/2011 | 4/19/2011 | 50 | $43 |
| 2011 | $1,967 | 2/28/2012 | 1/15/2013 | 322 | $279 |
| 2012 | $1,688 | 2/28/2013 | 1/11/2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013* | $2,036 | 2/28/2014 | 4/21/2014 | 52 | $59 |
| 2014 | $2,120 | 2/28/2015 | 6/18/2015 | 110 | $120 |
So did Andy Ogles fail to pay his property taxes nine times, as the ad claims? Not exactly. He did pay, albeit in a tardy fashion. And in some years he was later than others.
