U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles faces further scrutiny from a House Ethics panel. (Photo: John Partipilo)
A House Congressional Ethics panel is recommending further investigation of U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles after finding he likely violated federal campaign finance laws, mainly by reporting an inflated personal loan to make his bid for office look stronger.
In his first run for Congress representing the newly-drawn 5th Congressional District in 2022, Ogles reported receiving a $320,000 personal loan for his campaign. The Culleoka Republican said in an April 2022 press release that he raised $450,000, including the six-figure infusion to his campaign. His first report with the Federal Election Commission showed he raised only $250,0000.
In May 2024, he amended campaign finance reports for the previous two years, acknowledging he made only a $20,000 loan to his campaign and saying the additional $300,000 was in a joint account he shared with his wife. Still, Ogles and his campaign manager were unable to “definitively” confirm the source of the $20,000 to ethics board investigators.