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 misrepre-
sented 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 will-
ing to participate in in order to get elected to the United 
States Congress ‘‘disturbing’’ as was reported on Feb-
ruary 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 misrepre-
sented 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 con-
gressional website, despite not having a degree in the 
field of economics, or any other related degree, includ-
ing— 
(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 ex-
pert; 
(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 ‘‘econo-
mist’’ on C-SPAN, not once but twice in the same broad-
cast; 
(4) on January 13, 2023, Representative Andy 
Ogles once again misrepresented his background as an 
‘‘economist’’ during an interview on a right-wing pro-
gram; 
(5) on February 7, 2023, Representative Andy Ogles 
continued to misrepresent his background as an ‘‘econo-
mist’’ 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 ‘‘econo-
mist’’, 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 Nash-
ville released a copy of Representative Andy Ogles’ col-
lege transcript which showed he took only one class in ec-
onomics 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-de-
gree executive classes; 
Whereas, on February 16, 2023, News Channel 5 in Nash-
ville released a copy of Representative Ogles’ resume that 
showed he falsely claimed to have a degree in Inter-
national Relations, a claim he repeated a number of 
times in the media; 
Whereas, on February 16, 2023, News Channel 5 in Nash-
ville also released a copy of Representative Ogles’ back-
ground 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 Inter-
national 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 Ten-
nessee; 
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 Mid-
dle 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 post-
ed 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 Coun-
ty 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, includ-
ing calling himself ‘‘a former member of law enforcement, 
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worked in international sex crimes, specifically child traf-
ficking’’ as reported on February 16, 2023, by News 
Channel 5 in Nashville; 
Whereas, on February 16, 2023, News Channel 5 in Nash-
ville further reported that despite Representative Andy 
Ogles’ claims, a spokesperson from the Williamson Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office said ‘‘There is nothing in Mr. Ogles 
training or personnel file that indicates he had any in-
volvement 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 oper-
ations 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 dona-
tions to raise money for the burials of unborn babies in 
a garden, and while he raised $25,000, according to re-
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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 
Resolved, That— 
(1) Representative Andy Ogles be censured; 
(2) 
Representative 
Andy 
Ogles 
forthwith 
present himself in the well of the House of Rep-
resentatives for the pronouncement of censure; and 
(3) Representative Andy Ogles be censured with 
the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. 
Æ 
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