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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 626 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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

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                               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;
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

    (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 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, 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 first-hand 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 reporting 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
    Resolved, That--
            (1) Representative Andy Ogles be censured;
            (2) Representative Andy Ogles forthwith present himself in 
        the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement 
        of censure; and
            (3) Representative Andy Ogles be censured with the public 
        reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
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