Tennessee GOP Reps. Ogles, Burchett hint at Senate bid following Blackburn's gubernatorial run

Tennessee GOP Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles are considering running for Senate now that Sen. Marsha Blackburn has officially announced she is running for governor. 

Ogles and Burchett each confirmed to The Hill newspaper that they are interested in the seat.

“Definitely interested in it," Ogles told the news outlet. "I’ve expressed my interest."

Burchett said he hasn't spoken to Blackburn about the possibility of running, but he has a good relationship with her.

“We sat beside each other in the state Senate," he said. "Literally, she was on my right hand, I was on her left. We’ve had a great friendship."

Burchett shared a post on the social media platform X that was pushing him to run for Senate.

Blackburn announced she was running for governor on Wednesday. Current Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is term-limited and can't run for another term.