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Representative Graves has been mentioned, along with colleague [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, as a potential opponent of Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] (no relation to Edwin Edwards) in the 2019 state elections. Neither congressman would have to by-pass House reelection in order to run for governor. In 2017, Graves questioned the second Governor Edwards regarding the disbursement of federal assistance for victims of flooding from the previous year. Graves said that he is "focused on flood recovery ... none of the governor's talk is helping flood victims."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2017/04/21/who-challenge-gov-edwards-2019/100695606/|title=Who will challenge Gov. Edwards in 2019?|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=April 21, 2017|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=April 10, 2018}}</ref>
Representative Graves has been mentioned, along with colleague [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, as a potential opponent of Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] (no relation to Edwin Edwards) in the 2019 state elections. Neither congressman would have to by-pass House reelection in order to run for governor. In 2017, Graves questioned the second Governor Edwards regarding the disbursement of federal assistance for victims of flooding from the previous year. Graves said that he is "focused on flood recovery ... none of the governor's talk is helping flood victims."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2017/04/21/who-challenge-gov-edwards-2019/100695606/|title=Who will challenge Gov. Edwards in 2019?|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=April 21, 2017|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=April 10, 2018}}</ref>
In his race for a third term in the November 6 nonpartisan blanket primary, Graves faces opposition from Democrat Justin Ray DeWitt (born June 10, 1988), a [[homosexual]] land surveyor from Baton Rouge. DeWitt describes his background as "working class" and reports that he will not solicit campaign contributions from political action committees established by corporations.<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_8ad49a60-8a8b-11e8-8c46-2f2cfc5d085d.html|title=Candidates for Louisiana Secretary of State, Congress begin to qualify for fall elections|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 18, 2018|author=Mark Ballard}}</ref>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==