Rep. Andy Ogles’ New Financial Statements Raise More Questions

Washington, DC — The much-delayed financial disclosure reports of Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee became public this week, raising more questions about his financial interests. 

On September 13, 2024, more than a year after the original filing deadline, Rep. Ogles finally amended his financial disclosure for 2022. He also filed his 2023 report, which was submitted four months after the due date and a month after the final statutory deadline. 

In January 2024, CLC filed a complaint against Rep. Ogles for failing to report a $700,000 line of credit while also failing to show sufficient assets to cover a $320,000 loan he reported having made to his campaign in a Federal Election Commission filing. Rep. Ogles later called this a “pledge” that was “mistakenly included” in these filings. 

Rep. Ogles’ new disclosures continue to appear incomplete or inaccurate, raising more questions about discrepancies in his federal filings. 

Specifically, Rep. Ogles has newly reported an “investment property” worth up to $1 million that does not appear to match public records. He is now reporting a bank account worth between $50,000 and $100,000 that he failed to disclose in 2022. Rep. Ogles has also reported that he and his wife own several investment portfolios but has not disclosed what the underlying assets are. 

Kedric Payne – CLC's Vice President, General Counsel, and Senior Director for Ethics – released the following statement: 

“The public has a right to know what, if any, financial obligations to outside sources an elected official may have because it allows the public to be informed of any potential conflicts of interest. 

Rep. Ogles’s failure to be transparent in his financial disclosure reports not only risks obscuring the truth of these details for his constituents, but it can also create an environment in which more people become distrustful of their lawmakers. 

The Office of Congressional Ethics must conduct an investigation into these concerning patterns by Rep. Ogles, which may represent a violation of federal law.”