Tag Archives: Andy Ogles

GOP Rep Faces Ethics Complaint: $1M In Discrepancies

Phil Williams reports at Nashville’s NBC affiliate: A nonpartisan watchdog group has asked a federal ethics agency to investigate Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles over $1 million of discrepancies in financial disclosures he was required to file with the U.S. House. The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) repeatedly cites NewsChannel 5’s reporting in the complaint that was filed Tuesday with the Office …

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Questions Arise On GOP Rep’s Loan To His Campaign

Phil Williams reports for Nashville’s NBC affiliate: Where did Congressman Andy Ogles get $320,000 that he claims to have loaned his campaign? As NewsChannel 5 Investigates followed the money involving Middle Tennessee’s newest member of Congress, that investigation turned up even more questions about the Maury County Republican. Now in Congress, NewsChannel 5 Investigates discovered that Ogles has not disclosed …

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GOP Rep: It Was 29 Degrees When I Took My Kids Trick Or Treating, Therefore Climate Change Is Fake News

“You know, we may have had a hot summer, but I just went trick or treating with my kids, and it was like, you know, the low that evening was 29 degrees, so temperatures change, alright? Temperatures have been changing for the millennia. That being said, yet again, it’s this alarmism, this agenda that stands in the way of our …

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House GOP Bill Would Ban Issuing Visas To Palestinians

The Hill reports: Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) and Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) are set to introduce legislation that would curb the flow of Palestinians looking to resettle in the United States. The bill, “Guaranteeing Aggressors Zero Admission Act,” — dubbed the GAZA Act — would prevent the Biden administration from issuing visas to Palestinians. The text of the bill, shared exclusively …

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Republicans Who Oppose All Gun Control Laws Call On Media To Limit Their Reporting About Mass Shooters

Via press release from GOP Rep. Andy Ogles: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced a resolution urging the media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers the attention they seek and to minimize the potential ‘media contagion effect’ caused by sensationalistic reporting. The resolution aims to encourage a more balanced …

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TN Rep: No Regret For Family Xmas Card With AR-15s

Mediaite reports: In the wake of the Nashville school shooting that killed six, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) expressed no remorse for a Christmas photo showing his family posing with assault-style rifles. Ogles was asked by a reporter Tuesday if he regretted posting the original photo, which was roundly criticized by anti-gun violence groups as “celebrating” guns. “Why would I regret …

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Tennessee GOP Rep “Heartbroken” By School Shooting

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.), who represents the Nashville district where the Covenant School is located, said Monday in a statement that he was “utterly heartbroken” by the mass shooting that left six people dead, including three children. Gun-control advocates and Democrats highlighted another post from Ogles — a 2021 Christmas photo of his family posing with …

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GOP Rep Accused Of Child Burial GoFundMe Scam

Nashville’s CBS affiliate reports: What did Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles do with tens of thousands of dollars meant for a children’s burial garden? It’s a story that goes far beyond questions about Ogles’ inflated resume. It’s a story that stems from a personal tragedy — the stillborn death of a child whose photo Ogles sometimes posts on his political social …

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Far-Right Tennessee Mayor Wins GOP House Primary

The Associated Press reports: Andy Ogles, a far-right county mayor, won Tennessee’s crowded Republican primary on Thursday in a reconfigured congressional district in left-leaning Nashville that the party is hoping to flip in November. In a warning ahead of the general election, he said, “Liberals, we’re coming for you.” Ogles, the Maury County mayor and onetime leader of the Koch-backed …

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