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|net_worth=$1.5 million (unsubstantiated) | |net_worth=$1.5 million (unsubstantiated) | ||
|party=[[Republican]] | |party=[[Republican]] | ||
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| + | |office1=U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th Congressional District | ||
| + | |term_start1=January 3, 2001 | ||
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| + | |preceded1=[[Pat Danner]] | ||
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| + | '''Sam Graves''', Samuel Bruce James Jr., is a [[Missouri]] politician who is currently seated in Missouri's 6th congressional district. | ||
| + | He is most widely understood to be a do-nothing republican, his greatest accomplishment in twenty years of retaining the representative position is giving the [[MoDot]] funding for seasonal resurfacings. He is not the type of individual to stick his neck out for his constituency, rather than a lot of more prominent ones would and should. Ask any constituent about what he has done for their locality and they may only mention the fact that roads in his district are being resurfaced 3/4 of the year. | ||
| + | During the impeachment of [[Donald J. Trump]], Graves released a press release via [[Twitter]] about his solidarity with the president.<ref>https://twitter.com/RepSamGraves/status/1324773748420026369?s=20</ref> The heavily biased, Republican Accountability Project assigned him an 'F' grade. Though this was for voting 'No' to establishing the [[J6 Capitol protests|January 6th Commision]] and voting 'No' to the impeachment of then-President Trump. | ||
| + | <ref>https://accountability.gop/profile/rep-sam-graves/</ref> | ||
| + | As of January 8th, 2022; Sam Graves has taken down an article on his official website, documenting his vote against impeachment. | ||
| + | <ref>https://graves.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/graves-votes-against-impeachment</ref> | ||
| + | In May 2022, Graves voted for passing $40 billion to Ukraine war.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097929509/ukraine-aid-congress-democrats-covid-19-response</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Politicians]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Missouri]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Republicans]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Republican Establishment]] | ||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Sam}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:32, September 22, 2022
Sam Graves, Samuel Bruce James Jr., is a Missouri politician who is currently seated in Missouri's 6th congressional district. He is most widely understood to be a do-nothing republican, his greatest accomplishment in twenty years of retaining the representative position is giving the MoDot funding for seasonal resurfacings. He is not the type of individual to stick his neck out for his constituency, rather than a lot of more prominent ones would and should. Ask any constituent about what he has done for their locality and they may only mention the fact that roads in his district are being resurfaced 3/4 of the year.
| Sam Graves | |
| [[file:{Image request|225px|alt=|Sam Graves]] | |
Ranking Member of the House Transportation Commitee
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3rd, 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Peter DeFazio |
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U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th Congressional District
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Danner |
| Born | November 7th, 1963 Tarkio, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (Divorced) Leslie Hickok |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri (BS) |
| Salary | $174,000 |
| Net worth | $1.5 million (unsubstantiated) |
During the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, Graves released a press release via Twitter about his solidarity with the president.[1] The heavily biased, Republican Accountability Project assigned him an 'F' grade. Though this was for voting 'No' to establishing the January 6th Commision and voting 'No' to the impeachment of then-President Trump. [2] As of January 8th, 2022; Sam Graves has taken down an article on his official website, documenting his vote against impeachment. [3] In May 2022, Graves voted for passing $40 billion to Ukraine war.[4]
References
- â https://twitter.com/RepSamGraves/status/1324773748420026369?s=20
- â https://accountability.gop/profile/rep-sam-graves/
- â https://graves.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/graves-votes-against-impeachment
- â https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097929509/ukraine-aid-congress-democrats-covid-19-response