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# Andrew Ferguson

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Andrew N. Ferguson is an American lawyer and government official serving since 2025 as the 57th chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A member of the Republican Party, he has served as an FTC commissioner since 2024. He previously served as solicitor general of Virginia from 2022 to 2024.

##  Quotes by Andrew Ferguson

> [It is one of the paradoxes of journalism: The more servile a reporter is toward his sources, the more authoritative he can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ferguson/it-is-one-of-the-paradoxes-of-journalism-the-more-servile-a-reporter/)

[Andrew Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ferguson/)

[Journalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/journalism/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/andrew-ferguson-73781_journalism_it-is-one-of-the-paradoxes-of-journalism_398771.png)

> [Incoherence is a common hazard for journalists who dabble in ethical judgments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ferguson/incoherence-is-a-common-hazard-for-journalists-who-dabble-in-ethical/)

[Andrew Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ferguson/)

[Common](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/andrew-ferguson-73781_common_incoherence-is-a-common-hazard-for-journ_740017.png)

> [I want to go to a place where I can go to a football game, take off my shirt, paint my chest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ferguson/i-want-to-go-to-a-place-where-i-can-go-to-a-football-game-take-off-my/)

[Andrew Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ferguson/)

[Ball game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ball-game/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/andrew-ferguson-73781_ball-game_i-want-to-go-to-a-place-where-i-can-go-t_930264.png)

> [Somewhere in the dim recesses of the journalistic soul lies the horrible suspicion: This is really a pretty shallow and maybe unseemly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ferguson/somewhere-in-the-dim-recesses-of-the-journalistic-soul-lies-the/)

[Andrew Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ferguson/)

[Grownups](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grownups/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/andrew-ferguson-73781_grownups_somewhere-in-the-dim-recesses-of-the-jou_1884953.png)

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