GOP Rep. Ogles Admits He Misrepresented His College Major

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Reps. Andrew Ogles, R-Tenn., center, and Tom Emmer, R-Minn., are seen on the floor during Speaker of House votes on Friday, January 6, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-TN) acknowledged for the first time on Monday that he did not receive an international relations degree from Middle Tennessee State University. 

“At the time it was my understanding I had completed my course of study in Political Science and International Relations,” Ogles said in a statement. After requesting his transcript from the university, Ogles explained he learned he actually received a “broader degree in Liberal Studies with minors in Political Science and English.”

This comes as Ogles faces allegations that he embellished his resume.

Two weeks ago, Nashville television station WTVF reported that Ogles — who was elected to the House in November and represents the newly configured 5th Congressional District of Tennessee —  misrepresented his background and qualifications, including having law enforcement experience and calling himself an “economist,” even though he took one college economics course that he barely passed. He’s also claimed that he helped handle “international sex crimes,” when in reality, he worked for a non-profit that helped combat human trafficking. 

Ogles is not the only freshman Republican lawmaker to face accusations about an embellished resume. 

In December, the New York Times published an explosive report that revealed then Rep.-elect Santos fabricated the majority of his background and credentials, including graduating from Baruch College and working at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

Shortly after the report was published, Santos admitted to “embellishing his resume” — including acknowledging he never “worked directly” for those companies and saying he never claimed to be Jewish, just “Jew-ish.”

But even after his admission, more and more of Santos’ lies kept surfacing, one  headline after another. He eventually admitted he is “a terrible liar.”

Santos is currently under multiple investigations for lying on his resume, and for personal and campaign finance issues.

Notable Replies

  1. I would be fired from my job yet this liar gets to be a Congressman with no accountability.

  2. He didn’t know what is degree was in?

    The Frist thing you do to graduate is to tally up your credits and make sure they all align and meet requirements.

    (See how I stuck Frist in. First)

    Now, back Hunter’s laptop

  3. Avatar for danny danny says:

    F

    This is the entire comment, @discoasshole.

  4. I was mistaken when I said my master’s degree from Harvard was in international relations. It is actually a GED. I regret misspeaking.

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