Sam Graves
Samuel "Sam" B. Graves (* 7. November 1963 in Tarkio , Atchison County , Missouri ) is an American politician of the Republican Party and since 2001 a member of the US House of Representatives for Missouri .
biography
After attending Tarkio High School , he studied at the University of Missouri from 1982 and 1986 , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA).
He began his political career in 1992 with the election to the House of Representatives from Missouri , in which he represented the Republicans until 1994. He was then a member of the Missouri Senate from 1994 to 2000 .
In 2000 he was elected to the US House of Representatives for the first time and has represented Missouri's 6th Congressional electoral district since January 3, 2001, after nine re-elections so far, including the one in 2018 . He was chairman of the Committee on Small Business until 2015 . He is also a member of the Transport Committee and a total of three sub-committees. He was previously a member of the Agriculture Committee .
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Web links
- Sam Graves in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Sam Graves in the nndb (English)
- Web presence at the congress
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SURNAME | Graves, Sam |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graves, Samuel B. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician (Republican Party) |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarkio , Missouri |