Congressman Sam Graves is a lifelong resident of Missouri’s 6th Congressional District. As a small businessman and a sixth-generation family farmer, Sam has spent his life working to make Missouri a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

In Congress, Sam serves on the Agriculture, Small Business, and Transportation Committees where he continues the fight for the most significant interests of the Sixth District. Sam is the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Public Buildings, Economic Development, and Emergency Management.

Congressman Graves was born in Tarkio, Missouri, November 7, 1963. He graduated from Tarkio High School in 1982 and attended college at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he received his degree in Agronomy from the School of Agriculture.

While attending the University, Sam met his wife, Lesley. Upon graduation, Lesley and Sam married and moved back to Tarkio. Lesley teaches 6th grade at Tarkio Elementary. They have three children, Megan, Trey, and Emily. Sam is an active member of his community and enjoys flying his 1967 Piper Cherokee airplane for fun.

In 1992, Sam won his first race for State Representative. In 1994, Sam was elected as State Senator for the 12th Senatorial District and subsequently re-elected in 1998. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2000 and re-elected overwhelmingly in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

As a father, farmer, businessman, and former State legislator, Sam knows firsthand the values, hopes, and beliefs of the hard-working families of the Sixth District and will continue to work tirelessly for them in the United States House of Representatives.

As your Congressman, Sam is dedicated to our national security as well as your personal financial security. Sam will continue to fight to fully fund our military, lower taxes, secure our borders, decrease our dependence on foreign sources of oil, stabilize Social Security for our seniors, and provide more local control of funding for our schools.