He skips the votes, chases the cameras, and can't keep his own story straight. The whole record — sourced and linked.
Rep. Andy Ogles · U.S. Capitol
Ogles calls himself an economist, a cop, and an international sex-crimes expert. Independent investigations found that none of it holds up — and meanwhile he's missed more than double the votes of a typical member of Congress.
Everything below is drawn straight from on-the-record reporting and official government records. Nothing here is opinion. Every finding is linked to its source — read it and decide for yourself.
From January 2023 through June 2026, Ogles missed 98 roll-call votes — a 5.4% rate, more than double the 2.1% median for sitting members. He chases headlines and cable hits while the district's work goes undone.
In 2014, Ogles promised to build a children's burial garden with benches and life-size statue of Jesus. It was never built. He won't say where the $25,000 he collected went, and has shifted his explanations ever since.
Ogles has claimed to be "a former member of law enforcement" who "worked in international sex crimes, specifically child trafficking." In reality he was a volunteer reserve deputy from 2009–2011 whose position was revoked for failing to meet minimum standards. The sheriff's office confirmed nothing in his file connects him to any trafficking work. Confronted, Ogles said: "at the end of the day, I don't care."
Ogles billed himself as an economist and a nationally recognized policy expert. The Washington Post's fact-checker awarded his résumé "Four Pinocchios." He took a single economics course — at a community college — and earned a C. A consulting firm he claimed to have run for years can't be found in Tennessee corporate records.
Ogles first reported loaning his campaign $320,000, then quietly amended it to just $20,000. The FBI executed a search warrant and seized his cell phone, and the House Ethics panel found he likely violated federal campaign-finance law by inflating that loan.
"At the end of the day, I don't care."— Andy Ogles, confronted about his false law-enforcement claims
The facts on this page come straight from investigative reporting and official government records. Read the sources. Decide for yourself.