The freshman Tennessee Representative is the latest member of Congress to come under fire for lying on their resume.
The news outlet uncovered Ogles' transcript from MTSU, which Ogles submitted with a job application more than a decade ago.
The document also shows that Ogles took one economics class at a community college, Principles of Economics at Columbia State Community College, earning a"C." U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos talks to Rep.-elect Andy Ogles in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Ogles, like Santos, is being accused of lying about his education on his resume., Ogles said he was"mistaken" when he previously spoke about his degree.
"Due to an interfamilial matter, I dropped out of college and returned home to financially support my family during a difficult time," he said."Though leaving school was a difficult decision, it was the right one. I would do the same thing again today, even though withdrawing left several incomplete grades that would ultimately be registered as failing."
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