Sam Graves
2001 - Present
2025
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Sam Graves (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Missouri's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2001. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Graves (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 6th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.
Prior to his election to the U.S. House, Graves served in the Missouri State Senate from 1995 to 2001. He also served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.[1]
Biography
Graves was born in Tarkio, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, with a degree in agronomy.[1]
Graves has worked as a farmer and businessman.[1]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Graves' academic, professional, and political career:[2]
- 2001-Present: U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th Congressional District
- 1995-2001: Missouri State Senate
- 1993-1995: Missouri House of Representatives
- 1986: Graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia, with a B.A.
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2021-2022
Graves was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Seapower and Projection Forces
- Intelligence and Special Operations
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ranking Member
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Ex Officio
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Ex Officio
- Highways and Transit, Ex Officio
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Ex Officio
- Water Resources and Environment, Ex Officio
- Aviation, Ex Officio
2019-2020
Graves was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
2017-2018
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Graves was assigned to the following committees:[3]
2015-2016
Graves served on the following committees:[4]
2013-2014
Graves served on the following committees:[5]
- Small Business Committee Chairman
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Aviation
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
2011-2012
Graves served on the following committees:
- Small Business Committee Chairman
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Subcommittee on Aviation
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
114th CongressThe first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[102][103] For more information pertaining to Graves's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.[104] Economic and fiscalTrade Act of 2015Trade adjustment assistance Defense spending authorization
2016 Budget proposal
2015 budget
Foreign AffairsIran nuclear deal
Export-Import Bank
DomesticUSA FREEDOM Act of 2015
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Cyber security
Immigration
113th CongressThe second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[145] For more information pertaining to Graves's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[146] National securityDHS Appropriations
Keystone Pipeline Amendment
CISPA (2013)
National Defense Authorization Act
EconomyFarm bill
2014 Budget
Government shutdown
Federal Pay Adjustment Act
ImmigrationMorton Memos Prohibition
GesundheitswesenHealthcare Reform Rules
Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act
Social issuesAmash amendment
Government affairsHR 676
Previous congressional sessionsFiscal Cliff
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Elections
2024
See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves, Pam May, and Andy Maidment are running in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
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Andy Maidment (L) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Pam May defeated Rich Gold in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 6, 2024.
Total votes: 27,899 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Erik Richardson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Brandon Kleinmeyer, Freddie Griffin Jr., and Weldon Woodward in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sam Graves | 78.1 | 80,495 |
![]() | Brandon Kleinmeyer ![]() | 10.7 | 11,061 | |
![]() | Freddie Griffin Jr. ![]() | 8.5 | 8,725 | |
![]() | Weldon Woodward | 2.7 | 2,770 |
Total votes: 103,051 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Andy Maidment advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andy Maidment | 100.0 | 262 |
Total votes: 262 | ||||
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Endorsements
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- Former President Donald Trump (Republican Party, Conservative Party)
Pledges
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2022
See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Henry Martin and Andy Maidment in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sam Graves (R) | 70.3 | 184,865 |
![]() | Henry Martin (D) ![]() | 27.5 | 72,253 | |
Andy Maidment (L) ![]() | 2.2 | 5,774 |
Total votes: 262,892 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Henry Martin defeated Charles West and Michael Howard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Henry Martin ![]() | 46.2 | 13,488 |
![]() | Charles West ![]() | 33.4 | 9,761 | |
![]() | Michael Howard | 20.4 | 5,959 |
Total votes: 29,208 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Christopher Ryan, Brandon Kleinmeyer, Dakota Shultz, and John Dady in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sam Graves | 75.7 | 72,996 |
![]() | Christopher Ryan | 8.1 | 7,848 | |
![]() | Brandon Kleinmeyer ![]() | 7.7 | 7,414 | |
![]() | Dakota Shultz ![]() | 6.1 | 5,902 | |
![]() | John Dady ![]() | 2.4 | 2,309 |
Total votes: 96,469 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Andy Maidment advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andy Maidment ![]() | 100.0 | 350 |
Total votes: 350 | ||||
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2020
See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Gena Ross and Jim Higgins in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sam Graves (R) | 67.1 | 258,709 |
![]() | Gena Ross (D) ![]() | 30.8 | 118,926 | |
![]() | Jim Higgins (L) | 2.1 | 8,144 |
Total votes: 385,779 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Gena Ross defeated Ramona Farris (Unofficially withdrew), Henry Martin, Charles West, and Donald Robert Sartain in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gena Ross ![]() | 32.8 | 14,503 |
![]() | Ramona Farris (Unofficially withdrew) | 26.9 | 11,882 | |
![]() | Henry Martin | 21.3 | 9,393 | |
![]() | Charles West ![]() | 15.7 | 6,951 | |
![]() | Donald Robert Sartain ![]() | 3.3 | 1,447 |
Total votes: 44,176 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Victor Abundis (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Christopher Ryan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sam Graves | 79.7 | 81,584 |
![]() | Christopher Ryan | 20.3 | 20,826 |
Total votes: 102,410 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Jim Higgins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jim Higgins | 100.0 | 431 |
Total votes: 431 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Henry Martin and Dan Hogan in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sam Graves (R) | 65.4 | 199,796 |
![]() | Henry Martin (D) | 32.0 | 97,660 | |
![]() | Dan Hogan (L) | 2.6 | 7,953 |
Total votes: 305,409 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Henry Martin defeated Winston Apple and Ed Andres in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Henry Martin | 41.5 | 21,677 |
![]() | Winston Apple | 30.8 | 16,087 | |
![]() | Ed Andres ![]() | 27.7 | 14,453 |
Total votes: 52,217 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sam Graves | 100.0 | 89,595 |
Total votes: 89,595 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Dan Hogan advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dan Hogan | 100.0 | 590 |
Total votes: 590 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Sam Graves (R) defeated David Blackwell (D), Russ Monchil (L), and Mike Diel (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Graves defeated Kyle Reid and Christopher Ryan in the Republican primary, while Blackwell defeated Travis Gonzalez, Edward Fields, Kyle Yarber, and Matthew McNabney to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016. Graved won re-election in the November 8 election.[167][168][169]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
68% | 238,388 | |
Democratic | David Blackwell | 28.4% | 99,692 | |
Libertarian | Russ Monchil | 2.3% | 8,123 | |
Green | Mike Diel | 1.2% | 4,241 | |
Total Votes | 350,444 | |||
Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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28% | 7,983 | ||
Kyle Yarber | 24.9% | 7,116 | ||
Travis Gonzalez | 23.2% | 6,623 | ||
Edward Fields | 13.6% | 3,881 | ||
Matthew McNabney | 10.3% | 2,931 | ||
Total Votes | 28,534 | |||
Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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76.2% | 62,764 | ||
Christopher Ryan | 14.2% | 11,686 | ||
Kyle Reid | 9.6% | 7,910 | ||
Total Votes | 82,360 | |||
Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
2014
Graves won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He won the Republican nomination in the primary election on August 5, 2014, against Christopher Ryan, Kyle Reid and Brian Tharp. He defeated Bill Hedge (D) and Russ Monchil (Libertarian) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
66.7% | 124,616 | |
Democratic | Bill Hedge | 29.5% | 55,157 | |
Libertarian | Russ Monchil | 3.8% | 7,197 | |
Total Votes | 186,970 | |||
Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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76.6% | 56,789 | ||
Christopher Ryan | 11.8% | 8,745 | ||
Kyle Reid | 5.9% | 4,364 | ||
Brian Tharp | 5.7% | 4,244 | ||
Total Votes | 74,142 | |||
Source: State of Missouri Official Results |
2012
Graves won re-election in 2012. He defeated Bob Gough and Christopher Ryan in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012.[170] He was re-elected on November 6, 2012.[171]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Kyle Yarber | 32.5% | 108,503 | |
Republican | ![]() |
65% | 216,906 | |
Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil | 2.5% | 8,279 | |
Total Votes | 333,688 | |||
Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
Republican Primary Results
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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80.3% | 59,388 |
Christopher Ryan | 13.5% | 9,945 |
Bob Gough | 6.2% | 4,598 |
Total Votes | 73,931 |
Full history
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2010 On November 2, 2010, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Clint Hylton (D) and Kyle Yarber (write-in) in the general election.[172] 2008 On November 4, 2008, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kay Barnes (D) and Dave Browning (L) in the general election.[173] 2006 On November 7, 2006, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sara Jo Shettles (D), Erik Buck (L) and Shirley A. Yurkonis (Progressive) in the general election.[174] 2004 On November 2, 2004, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles S. Broomfield (D) and Erik Buck (L) in the general election.[175] 2002 On November 5, 2002, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Cathy Rinehart (D) and Erik Buck (L) in the general election.[176] 2000 On November 7, 2000, Sam Graves won election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Danner (D), Jimmy Dykes (L) and Marie Richey (Natural Law) in the general election.[177] |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
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Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Noteworthy events
Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021
Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Graves voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal Gain Index
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:
PGI: Net Worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Graves' net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $1,232,010 and $5,895,998 . That averages to $3,564,004, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Graves ranked as the 97th most wealthy representative in 2012.[179] Between 2004 and 2012, Graves' calculated net worth[180] increased by an average of 58 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[181]
Sam Graves Yearly Net Worth | |
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Year | Average Net Worth |
2004 | $628,906 |
2012 | $3,564,004 |
Growth from 2004 to 2012: | 467% |
Average annual growth: | 58%[182] |
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[183] |
The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.
PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Graves was the chair of the Small Business Committee. Graves received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the leadership PACs industry.
From 1999-2014, 21.65 percent of Graves' career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[184]
Sam Graves Campaign Contributions | |
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Total Raised | $11,393,870 |
Total Spent | $10,864,838 |
Chair of the Small Business Committee | |
Top industry in the district | Educational services, and health care and social assistance |
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
Leadership PACs | $640,678 |
Automotive | $493,725 |
Agricultural Services/Products | $474,311 |
Air Transport | $467,299 |
General Contractors | $391,267 |
% total in top industry | 5.62% |
% total in top two industries | 9.96% |
% total in top five industries | 21.65% |
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Graves missed 505 of 10,320 roll call votes from January 2001 to September 2015. This amounted to 4.9 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[185]
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Graves was a moderate Republican leader as of July 2014. He received the same ranking in May 2013[186]
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[187]
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Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Graves paid his congressional staff a total of $847,564 in 2011. Overall, Missouri ranked 21st in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[188]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page.
2013
Graves ranked 54th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[189]
2012
Graves ranked 45th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[190]
2011
Graves ranked 136th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[191]
Voting with party
2014
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2013
Sam Graves voted with the Republican Party 98.7 percent of the time, which ranked 47th among the 233 House Republican members as of May 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref>
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See also
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Footnotes
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Graves, (R-MO), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
- ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
- ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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