IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 626 

Censuring Representative Andy Ogles. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 27, 2023 

Ms. CROCKETT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ethics 

RESOLUTION 

Censuring Representative Andy Ogles. 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles has repeatedly misrepresented his educational and occupational experiences prior 

to becoming and during his service as a Member of the 

United States House of Representatives; 

Whereas, on July 23, 2022, Representative Andy Ogles said 

that elected officials ‘‘want power and control so badly 

that they are willing to say and do anything to get 

there’’; 

Whereas Members of the Republican Party have called the 

level of deception that Representative Andy Ogles is willing to participate in in order to get elected to the United 

States Congress ‘‘disturbing’’ as was reported on February 27, 2023, by News Channel 5 in Nashville; 


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Whereas, on February 21, 2023, upon being confronted about 

his lies and misrepresentations, Representative Andy 

Ogles said, ‘‘at the end of the day, I don’t care’’; 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles repeatedly misrepresented his law enforcement background including his 

false claim that he was a police officer; 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles has repeatedly claimed 

that he was an economist or misrepresented having a 

background in economics, including on his official congressional website, despite not having a degree in the 

field of economics, or any other related degree, including— 

(1) on July 29, 2018, in connection with his seeking 

election for County Mayor, Representative Andy Ogles 

claimed that he was an ‘‘economist’’ and tax policy expert; 

(2) on June 25, 2022, Representative Andy Ogles 

falsely referred to himself as an ‘‘economist’’ during a 

congressional debate; 

(3) on January 11, 2023, Representative Andy 

Ogles again misrepresented his background as an ‘‘economist’’ on C-SPAN, not once but twice in the same broadcast; 

(4) on January 13, 2023, Representative Andy 

Ogles once again misrepresented his background as an 

‘‘economist’’ during an interview on a right-wing program; 

(5) on February 7, 2023, Representative Andy Ogles 

continued to misrepresent his background as an ‘‘economist’’ during a House Financial Services Committee 

hearing; and 


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(6) on February 21, 2023, upon being confronted 

about his lies regarding his background as an ‘‘economist’’, Representative Andy Ogles claimed that he meant 

he studied political science and international affairs from 

an economic perspective; 

Whereas, on February 27, 2023, News Channel 5 in Nashville released a copy of Representative Andy Ogles’ college transcript which showed he took only one class in economics and received a C; 

Whereas, on July 29, 2018, in connection with his seeking 

election for County Mayor, Representative Andy Ogles 

claimed that he graduated from the Owen Graduate 

School of Management at Vanderbilt University, when he 

in truth received certificates for participating in non-degree executive classes; 

Whereas, on February 16, 2023, News Channel 5 in Nashville released a copy of Representative Ogles’ resume that 

showed he falsely claimed to have a degree in International Relations, a claim he repeated a number of 

times in the media; 

Whereas, on February 16, 2023, News Channel 5 in Nashville also released a copy of Representative Ogles’ background check questionnaire from 2009 that he submitted 

to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office that again 

showed he falsely claimed to have a degree in International Relations; 

Whereas, because of his repeated false statements regarding 

his educational background, Representative Ogles issued 

a correction on February 26, 2023; 

Whereas, on March 10, 2023, the Washington Post reported 

that Representative Andy Ogles claimed to have run a 


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consulting firm from 2003–2010 despite there being no 

corporate records for such a business in the State of Tennessee; 

Whereas, on March 10, 2023, the Washington Post reporting 

also showed Representative Andy Ogles claimed he was 

on the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Franklin 

which was subsequently debunked by the YMCA of Middle Tennessee as well as the organization’s IRS filings; 

Whereas, on March 10, 2023, the Washington Post reporting 

further uncovered that while Representative Andy Ogles 

claimed he served on the Board of Directors for the City 

of Franklin, the Board of Directors for the City of 

Franklin does not in fact exist; 

Whereas, on March 10, 2023, the Washington Post reporting 

also showed that while Representative Andy Ogles 

claimed to have facilitated several multi-million dollar 

business deals, those claims could neither be verified by 

the company involved nor by public records; 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles repeatedly exaggerated 

his law enforcement experience, including in a video posted on August 1, 2022, where he specifically said he was 

a ‘‘police officer’’; 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles was not a police officer 

but a volunteer reserve deputy with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office starting in July 2009 and ending in 

October 2011 when he was terminated for failing to meet 

requirements for that position, which included 48 hours 

of volunteering per quarter; 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles repeatedly claimed that 

he worked in human trafficking law enforcement, including calling himself ‘‘a former member of law enforcement, 


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worked in international sex crimes, specifically child trafficking’’ as reported on February 16, 2023, by News 

Channel 5 in Nashville; 

Whereas, on February 16, 2023, News Channel 5 in Nashville further reported that despite Representative Andy 

Ogles’ claims, a spokesperson from the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said ‘‘There is nothing in Mr. Ogles 

training or personnel file that indicates he had any involvement in ‘international sex trafficking’ in his capacity 

as a reserve deputy’’; 

Whereas the only connection Representative Andy Ogles has 

to human trafficking law enforcement was through his 

work with Abolition International, which at the time he 

worked there primarily made grants to a handful of safe 

houses as reported by Business Insider on February 21, 

2023; 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles claimed his work with 

Abolition International in 2011 included overseeing operations and investments in 12 countries, on February 16, 

2023, News Channel 5 in Nashville reported that he only 

held a part-time position and that other employees of the 

organization called his claims, ‘‘widely exaggerated’’; 

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles said that he had firsthand experience working in this space on the Southern 

border, on February 21, 2023, Business Insider reported 

that a former Abolition International manager said his 

role was minimal and the group’s work had nothing to 

do with the US-Mexico border; and 

Whereas, in 2014, Representative Andy Ogles solicited donations to raise money for the burials of unborn babies in 

a garden, and while he raised $25,000, according to reVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:24 Jul 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR626.IH HR626

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porting from News Channel 5 in Nashville on March 15, 

the ‘‘burial garden’’ was never built and related funds 

have not been accounted for: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) Representative Andy Ogles be censured; 

3 (2) Representative Andy Ogles forthwith 

4 present himself in the well of the House of Rep5 resentatives for the pronouncement of censure; and 

6 (3) Representative Andy Ogles be censured with 

7 the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. 

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