Mark R. Ogles

Ogles was born in South Korea and attended Furman University, receiving a bachelor's degree in geology in 1984, and the University of Tennessee, receiving his master's degree in planning in 1987. He moved to Florida in 1987,^[1] and worked as a planner for the Manatee County School Board.^[2]

In 1992, incumbent Republican State Representative Toby Holland declined to seek re-election, and Ogles ran to succeed him in the 67th District, which included eastern Manatee County and parts of Hillsborough and Sarasota counties.^[3] He faced businessman Thomas Schultz in the Republican primary,^[3] and ultimately defeated him with 56 percent of the vote.^[4] Ogles faced retiree Robert Keller, the Democratic nominee, in the general election.^[5] Ogles defeated Keller in a landslide, winning 63 percent of the vote to Keller's 37 percent.^[6]

Ogles was unopposed for re-election in 1994,^[7] 1996,^[8] and 1998.^[9] He was term-limited in 2000 and could not run for re-election to a fifth term.^[10]