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Sam Graves

Representative · MO · District 6

RepublicanChair, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Raised $1,806,361 · 87K followers (office + personal) · missed 9.6% of votes

Top contributing industries: not mapped ($641,500), Transportation ($95,000), Labor Unions ($75,000), Energy ($55,000), Leadership PAC ($45,000)

Sam Graves is a Republican U.S. Representative for Missouri's 6th district. He has served 25.7 years in Congress; the seat is on the ballot in 2026, but Graves is not running for it. He raised $1,806,361 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 87K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 16 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 6.79 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score, reported a net worth of -$4,697,992 to $4,815,995.

Service
25.7 years in Congress
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
Next election
2026
Born
November 7, 1963
Birthplace
Tarkio
Residence
Not listed
Gender
Male
Religion
Baptist
Office
1135 Longworth House Office Building
Phone
202-225-7041
Bioguide ID
G000546

Background and career

Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. (born November 7, 1963) is an American politician who is currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for Missouri's 6th congressional district, with him being the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation upon the retirement of Senator Roy Blunt in 2023, and having held office since 2001.

Education

SchoolDegreeYearSource
University of MissouriBS source

Citizenship

citizen by birth in the United States.

Religion

Baptist (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Birth name: Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. · Children: 3 · Marriages: 1 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Not listed

Previously held offices

Campaign fundraising

Raised $2,787,184 in the 2024 cycle and $1,806,361 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
GONZALEZ, RENENot listedNot listedMIAMI, FLunder verification
HARDY, LEEHARDY HOLDING GROUPCEOCOLUMBIA, MO$6,600
GONZALEZ, ANNIETRETIREDRETIREDCORAL GABLES, FL$6,600
SASS, PAULSELF-EMPLOYEDINDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR/CONSULTINGALEXANDRIA, VA$6,600
LAGER, STEPHANIERETIREDSELF EMPLOYEDSAVANNAH, MO$6,600
LAGER, BRADHERTZOG CONTRACTINGPRESIDENTSAVANNAH, MO$6,600
LOVENG, JEFFNot listedNot listedALEXANDRIA, VA$6,600
SHELTON, GREGORY P.SHELTON FIREWORKSOWNEREAGLEVILLE, MO$6,600
ARISON, MADELEINEHOMEMAKERHOMEMAKERCORAL GABLES, FL$6,600
ARISON, MICKYCARNIVAL CORP.CHAIRMAN & CEOCORAL GABLES, FL$6,600
BUCHEGER, RAYMONDFEDERAL LOBBYISTFBB FEDERAL RELATIONSWASHINGTON, DC$6,600
PHILLIPS, ERICDELTA AIR LINES, INC.EXECUTIVEATLANTA, GA$6,600
HECKLER, ALEXANDERLSN PARTNERS, LLCMANAGING PARTNERMIAMI, FL$6,600
PFAUTCH, ROYCIVIC SERVICE, INC.CONSULTANTSAINT LOUIS, MO$6,600
MILLER, JEFFREYMILLER STRATEGIES, LLCCEOAUSTIN, TX$6,600
JAFFE JR, MORRISJETRAN, LLCMANAGERHORSESHOE BAY, TX$6,600
PEYKOFF II, ANDYNIAGRA BOTTLINGCEOLAS VEGAS, NV$6,200
FORDICE, DANFORDICE CONSTRUCTION CO.VPVICKSBURG, MS$6,000
FAISON, JAY2040 FOUNDATIONDIRECTORCHARLOTTE, NC$5,500
HAGUE, KALI MJETLAW, LLCPARTNERWASHINGTON, DC$5,300
BROWN, TUCKERSEALY COMPANYASSOCIATEDALLAS, TX$5,000
CUMBER, HUSEINCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICERFLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIESJACKSONVILLE, FL$5,000
STEWARD, DAVIDRETIREDNot listedMARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO$5,000
LITTLE, STANSOUTHERN AIRWAYSCEODAHLONEGA, GA$4,800
ECKER, TERRYSELF EMPLOYEDFARMERELMO, MO$4,500

543 other donors gave a total of $598,200.

1 donor rows withheld pending verification.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
GREGORIAN, ROUBENUNEMPLOYEDGOVERNMENT AFFAIRSFALLS CHURCH, VA$4,000
WEBB, RICHARD BWATCO COMPANIES INCCO-OWNERPITTSBURG, KS$3,850
SHEA, JOHNAXADVOCACYSVP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRSWASHINGTON, DC$3,500
LOVENG, JEFFCOVENANT GOVERNMENT AFFIARSCONSULTANTALEXANDRIA, VA$3,500
SCOFIELD, JOHNS-3 GROUPCONSULTANTWASHINGTON, DC$3,500
TUFTIE, BRUCE JRETIREDRETIREDNEWPORT NEWS, VA$3,500
TOPPING, STEPHEN RRETIREDRETIREDWELDON SPRING, MO$3,500
WALTERS, STEPHENRETIREDRETIREDORLANDO, FL$3,500
MAESALU, WILLIAM HRETIREDRETIREDROCKLEDGE, FL$3,500
COCHIE, KAVIN SLTM STRATEGIES LLCOWNERLONGWOOD, FL$3,500
DUNDIE, GERRIEHOVERFLY TECHNOLOGIESSALESHEATHROW, FL$3,500
FAISON, JAY2040 FOUNDATIONDIRECTORCHARLOTTE, NC$3,500
VENA, VINCENZOUNION PACIFIC CORPCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERSCOTTSDALE, AZ$3,500
RONEY, MATTKIT BOND STRATEGIES LLPCONSULTANTLEES SUMMIT, MO$3,500
STEWARD, DAVIDRETIREDNot listedMARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO$3,500
BABCOCK, ROBERTAXADVOCACYCONSULTANTIRVING, TX$3,500
KOTIS, MARTYKOTIS HOLDINGSREAL ESTATE AND HOSPITALITYSUMMERFIELD, NC$3,500
BRUNO, PAULMONTEREY PENINSULA ENGINEERINGCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND PRINCIPALMONTEREY, CA$3,500
WOLLENMAN, ROBERTDELUXE TRUCK STOPOWNERSAINT JOSEPH, MO$3,500
DUININCK, JASONDUININCKSELF EMPLOYEDENGLEWOOD, FL$3,500
SASS, PAULCASSIDY AND ASSOCIATESCONSULTANTALEXANDRIA, VA$3,500
OZMEN, FATIHSIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLCPRESIDENT CFOSPARKS, NV$3,500
ENGLAND, MATTTRIUMPH FOODS, LLCCEOSAINT JOSEPH, MO$3,300
JOYCE, SEANATLAS CROSSINGCONSULTINGARLINGTON, VA$3,300
BARNARD, BRIANUBERFEDERAL AFFAIRSWASHINGTON, DC$3,000

245 other donors gave a total of $271,359.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
NATIONAL AIR CARRIER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$6,500
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)PACLabor Unions$5,000
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUEPACLabor Unions$5,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTransportation$5,000
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPACTelecommunications$5,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
PHILLIPS 66 PACPACnot mapped$5,000
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)PACnot mapped$5,000
COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPACPACnot mapped$5,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPACLabor Unions$5,000
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.PACTransportation$5,000
TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)PACTransportation$5,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PACPACReal Estate$5,000
SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT GASOLINE MARKETERS OF AMERICA PAC (SIGMA: AMERICA'S LEADING FUEL MARKETERS PAC)PACEnergy$5,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACPACEducation$5,000
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
OLIN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (OLIN WINCHESTER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND)PACnot mapped$5,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.PACnot mapped$5,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.PACnot mapped$5,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEnergy$5,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PACPACnot mapped$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AIRLINES FOR AMERICA (A4A) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTransportation$5,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)PACEnergy$5,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERALPACTelecommunications$5,000
RYDER SYSTEM INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS PAC (NAM-PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL UTILITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PACTechnology$5,000
AMERICAN TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PACPACEnergy$5,000
PHILLIPS 66 PACPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAutomotive$5,000
SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PACPACTransportation$5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
NATSO INC. NATSO PACPACnot mapped$5,000
NATSO INC. NATSO PACPACnot mapped$5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC., TRANSPACPACnot mapped$5,000
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC., TRANSPACPACnot mapped$5,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)PACTelecommunications$5,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPACPACnot mapped$5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
HERZOG PACPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PACPACRetail$5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACPACTransportation$5,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PACTechnology$5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
MISSOURI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDERAL PACPACAgriculture$5,000
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPACLabor Unions$5,000
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PACPACReal Estate$5,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPACPACnot mapped$5,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PACPACTransportation$5,000
WOOLPERT, INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTransportation$5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)PACAgriculture$5,000
PHILLIPS 66 PACPACnot mapped$5,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.PACTransportation$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)PACTransportation$5,000
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEnergy$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACPACEducation$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 42 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
NATIONAL UTILITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUNDPACAutomotive$5,000
TRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)PACReal Estate$5,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
HUCK PACPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAutomotive$5,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PACPACRetail$5,000
CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
BILL PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)PACLabor Unions$5,000
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPACLabor Unions$5,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PACPACReal Estate$5,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPACPACnot mapped$5,000
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PACPACEnergy$5,000
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PACPACEnergy$5,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACDefense$5,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)PACTransportation$5,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEnergy$5,000
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEnergy$5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACPACTransportation$5,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPEPACLabor Unions$5,000
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTransportation$5,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.PACnot mapped$5,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)PACEnergy$5,000
OLSSON INC PACPACnot mapped$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACPACEducation$5,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)PACReal Estate$5,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PACReal Estate$5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)PACTransportation$5,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PACPACRetail$5,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PACTechnology$5,000
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PACPACTransportation$5,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)PACInsurance$5,000
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PACPACInsurance$5,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.PACTransportation$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)PACLabor Unions$5,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEnergy$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACPACEducation$5,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTransportation$5,000
AECOM PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEPACRetail$5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPACPACnot mapped$5,000
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
CDM SMITH INC. NATIONAL PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPEPACLabor Unions$5,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPACLabor Unions$5,000
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS PACPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
HERZOG PACPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL TANK TRUCK CARRIERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC)PACTechnology$5,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)PACTransportation$5,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.PACnot mapped$5,000
TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PACPACRetail$5,000
NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC., TRANSPACPACnot mapped$5,000
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)PACTransportation$5,000
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS PACPACnot mapped$5,000
GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAutomotive$5,000
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PACPACnot mapped$5,000
GENESEE & WYOMING INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Leadership PAC: SHOW-ME POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Joint fundraising committee SAM GRAVES VICTORY FUND: $18,467 allocated to the member across 1 transfers.

DonorTypeNet
BUSCH, AUGUSTindividual$99,100

2026 (partial)

Leadership PAC: SHOW-ME POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Joint fundraising committee SAM GRAVES VICTORY FUND: $271,945 allocated to the member across 5 transfers.

Joint fundraising committee FRIENDS OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: $6,248 allocated to the member across 1 transfers.

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

-$4,697,992 to $4,815,995 (Annual Report for CY 2025 (filed 05/14/2026)). Earliest on record (2013): $0. disclosure

Estimates are summed from ranges reported on financial disclosures, so they are approximate. Ranges are wide by design.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

0 trades, estimated volume No trades. As of 2026-09-26. Quiver

STOCK Act disclosures cover the member, spouse, and dependent children, and report amounts as ranges, so volumes are estimates. Null records mean data was not retrieved, never zero trades.

Top assets

AssetTypeValueOwner
Sam Graves Farms L: Atchison County, MO, US D: Family Farm.real estate$1M-$5MSelf
Trust interest in residence in Washington, DC, and Tarkio, Mo, 50% Interest D: Personal residences in Washington and Tarkio.Other$500K-$1MSelf
Airport Farms Aviation LLC, 1954 North American T6-J, Vans RV-8, 50% Interest L: Tarkio, MO, US D: 1954 North American T6-J.Ownership Interest (Engaged in a Trade or Business)$100K-$250KSelf
Farmers State Bank Account/US Bankbank deposit$50K-$100KSelf
Graves Brothers Farm L: Atchison, MO, US D: Undivided 1/6 interest.real estate$50K-$100KSelf
Congressional Federal Credit Unionbank deposit$1K-$15KSelf
Farm Equipment and Machinerybank deposit$1K-$15KSelf
Rockin Hord, LLC L: Springfield, MO, US D: Other.Ownership Interest (Engaged in a Trade or Business)$1-$1KSelf

Business interests

Disclosed real estate

LocationTypeValue
Atchison, MO, USfarm/ranch$50K-$100K
Atchison County, MO, USfarm/ranch$1M-$5M

Primary residences are generally exempt from congressional financial disclosure and do not appear here.

Earmark requests (FY2026)

Total requested: $241,759,400

ProjectRecipientSubcommitteeRequestedIn House bill
Sullivan County Memorial HospitalSullivan County Memorial HospitalAgriculture$10,000,000Yes
Lower Missouri St. Joseph-Elwood, R741-460 & L455, MO & KSU.S. Army Corps of EngineersEnergy & Water$200,000No
MISSOURI RIVER, SIOUX CITY TO THE MOUTH, IA, KS, MO & NEU.S. Army Corps of EngineersEnergy & Water$14,341,000No
Northern MissouriU.S. Army Corps of EngineersEnergy & Water$40,608,000No
Missouri Water Center: Big Data, Modeling & Next Generation Visualization of the Missouri RiverBaolin DengCommerce Justice Science$14,000,000No
Upper Mississippi River System Flood Risk Reduction and Resiliency StudyU.S. Army Corps of EngineersEnergy & Water$250,000No
Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis (MVR Portion)U.S. Army Corps of EngineersEnergy & Water$102,000,000Yes
North Missouri Weather MonitoringUniversity of MissouriTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$20,000,000Yes
City of Liberty Downtown Safety ImprovementsCity of Liberty, MissouriTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$5,000,000Yes
Highway 54 Shared 4 Lane ProjectMissouri Department of TransportationTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$4,900,000Yes
US 136 Bridge ProjectMissouri Department of TransportationTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$4,190,000No
Holt County Bridge Improvement ProjectMissouri Department of TransportationTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$6,200,000No
Grand River Technical SchoolGrand River Technical SchoolTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$5,000,000Yes
US 36 InterchangeMissouri Department of TransportationTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$7,150,400No
I-29 to I-35 Ramp BridgeMissouri Department of TransportationTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$7,920,000No

Requests are not necessarily funded. Amounts shown are requested, not awarded.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

6.79 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (House). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: -0.12, ranked #156 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: 0.449 (conservative end of the scale), chamber rank #293 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

GroupRatingScorecard year
NRANot available2026
LCV02025
AFL-CIO02025
Club for Growth902025
Planned Parenthood02025
ACU802025

Bills enacted

0 sponsored bills enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): R+19. Last election margin: 43.77 points (2024). Cook PVI

2026 election

Retiring. Open-seat candidates listed.

2026 open-seat candidates

NamePartyBackgroundSource
Chris StigallRNot listed source
Josh SmeadDNot listed source

Candidate fields are fluid and were last checked September 2026.

Notable family

NameRelationshipNotable asSource
Todd Gravesbrotherformer U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri (2001-2006); former chair of the Missouri Republican Partysource

Notable relatives found through systematic public-records searches (~2 queries per member). Absence of a listing means nothing notable was found under this methodology, not that no notable family exists.

Voting record (2026)

314 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 9.6% · party unity 98.6

DateMeasureQuestionPosition
2026-01-08H R 6938On PassageYea
2026-01-08H R 504Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingNay
2026-01-08H R 131Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingNay
2026-01-08H R 1834On PassageNay
2026-01-14H R 7006On PassageYea
2026-02-03H R 7148On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsYea
2026-03-05H CON RES 38On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-16H CON RES 40On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-16H RES 965On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-29S CON RES 33On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-04-30H R 7567On PassageYea
2026-05-14H CON RES 75On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-06-03H CON RES 86On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-06-03H RES 518On Motion to DischargeNay
2026-06-04H R 2913On PassageNay
2026-06-09S 2On PassageYea
2026-06-09H R 5408On PassageNay
2026-07-14H R 139On PassageYea
2026-07-15H R 8595On PassageYea
2026-07-21H R 9770On PassageYea
2026-07-22H R 8800On PassageYea
2026-07-22H R 7008On PassageYea
2026-07-22H CON RES 113On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-07-23H CON RES 89On Agreeing to the ResolutionNot Voting
2026-09-01H R 9436On PassageYea
2026-09-02H R 1501On PassageYea
2026-09-15H CON RES 93On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay

Legislation

Sponsored 16 bills and cosponsored 101 bills in the 119th Congress.

BillTitleStatus
H.R. 4275Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 7613ALERT ActPassed House (Senate next)
H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act of 2026Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 4669FEMA Act of 2025Ordered Reported
H.R. 5301PIPES Act of 2025Ordered Reported

Latest statements

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

PlatformOffice accountPersonal account
X@RepSamGraves (17K)not found
Instagram@repsamgraves (9K)not found
Facebook@118514606128 (61K) (legacy count)not found
YouTubenot foundnot found
LinkedInnot foundnot found
Threadsnot foundnot found
TikToknot foundnot found

Office total: 87K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 87K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

CommitteeRole
House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureChair
House Committee on Armed ServicesMember
Tactical Air and Land ForcesMember

Caucus memberships

No documented caucus memberships.

Staff

Chief of staff

Buffy R. Smith · (202) 225-7041

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

1135 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-7041

District/state offices

CityAddressPhone
Hannibal425 PO Box 364, Hannibal, MO 63401(573) 221-3400
Kansas City12200 North Ambassador Dr Suite 234, Kansas City, MO 64163(816) 792-3976
St. Joseph411 Jules Street Room 111, St. Joseph, MO 64501(816) 749-0800

Connections

Connected toTypeDetail
Martin HeinrichSame schoolUniversity of Missouri
Tim KaineSame schoolUniversity of Missouri
Morgan McGarveySame schoolUniversity of Missouri
Jason SmithSame schoolUniversity of Missouri
Ann WagnerSame schoolUniversity of Missouri

Connections are derived from documented public records: family ties, shared schools, shared employers, fraternities and sororities, and staff career histories. Committee ties are excluded here and shown on committee pages.

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.