Sam
Graves

Who they are, where they came from

Sam Graves represents Missouri's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he has held since January 2001. The district spans most of the northern third of Missouri, extending from the Kansas border to the Illinois border, with the majority of its population in the northern part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Upon the retirement of Senator Roy Blunt in 2023, Graves became the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation. His legislative work has centered substantially on aviation and transportation policy, including sponsorship of multiple enacted FAA-related measures. He sponsored the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.3935), a comprehensive reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration that was enacted into law, as well as a series of bridging extension acts that kept airport and airway programs funded during the reauthorization process (H.R.6503, H.R.7454, H.R.8289). Beyond aviation, Graves has sponsored legislation addressing rural hospital funding (H.R.3684), Coast Guard operations (H.R.7659, H.R.4275), landowner rights along rail-trail corridors (H.R.4924), and the financial structure of the Southwestern Power Administration (H.R.2432). He has also introduced multiple resolutions recognizing the contributions of elementary and secondary school teachers (H.Res.362, H.Res.379, H.Res.1197) and sponsored the Pony Up Act (H.R.431). Several floor amendments he introduced in the 118th Congress were agreed to, including H.Amdt.260, H.Amdt.261, H.Amdt.262, H.Amdt.263, and H.Amdt.287, the last of which passed by a recorded vote of 348–57.

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Where the campaign funds come from

PAC contributions made up 60.6% of Graves's $1.76M in receipts this cycle, with individuals accounting for 22.7%. The top PAC contributor was the Sam Graves Victory Fund joint fundraising committee at $218,334, followed by American Council of Engineering Companies ACEC PAC, National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC, and American Gas Association Political Action Committee, each contributing $10,000–$15,000. Notable employer concentrations among itemized individual donors include BNSF Railway, Cassidy and Associates, and Kit Bond Strategies LLP. Outside spending in the cycle totaled $69,908 supporting Graves — led by National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($31,076) and National Republican Congressional Committee ($16,000) — and $199,324 opposing him, entirely from Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.