A clean energy super PAC bankrolled by a left-wing billionaire is pouring millions into an effort to unseat Rep.Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., as he wages a bid for re-election in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition super PAC has spent roughly $1 million on opposing Ogles and supporting his Republican challenger, Charlie Hatcher, Tennessee’s former commissioner of agriculture, and recently bought another $700,000 worth of ads.The group has raised $6.7 million this year, making Ogles a sizable portion of their spending this cycle.
A Fox News Digital review of FEC filings discovered that the super PAC is bankrolled by Chris Larsen, the California-based billionaire chairman of Ripple, which is described on its website as the "leading financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses." Larsen has donated $6M to the super PAC since Feb.2026.
His latest $5M donation to Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC is his second-largest single donation after donating $5,444,975 to Future Forward PAC in 2024 to support Kamala Harris's failed presidential campaign.TRUMP-BACKED FIREBRAND WINS ARIZONA GOP GOVERNOR PRIMARY, SETTING UP HIGH-STAKES SHOWDOWNRep.Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S.
Capitol on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Larsen has also donated over $1M to the Jane Fonda Climate PAC, over $1M between the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), over $300K supporting Rep.
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., among other six-figure donations to top Democratic campaigns and PACs.The way that Ogles sees it, it’s an attempt to show Republicans what happens when lawmakers attempt to scale back government investments in renewable energy sources."When you have a group spending roughly $2 million in a Republican primary, that tells you how much money they're making off of government subsidies,...