# Sam Graves

Sam Graves is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Missouri’s 6th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Missouri’s 6th district
- Serving since: 2001-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000546
- FEC candidate IDs: H0MO06073

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000546 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

19% of Graves’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Missouri, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans.

## What Graves says (119th Congress (2025–27))

395 classified statements: 160 posts on X, 125 Congressional Record speeches, 67 newsletters, 43 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Graves | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.1% | 150 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 19.2% | 15.1% | 52 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 68.1% | 67.7% | 117 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.7% | 8.9% | 44 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 45.1% | 37.4% | 63 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 3.0% | 133 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 41% (House Republicans 7.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 30% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 28% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Republicans 19%); Immigration 13% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.92 (standard error 0.01), from 1,690 donors and 7,219 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.3% (97.1%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 105. 18.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 68 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9497
- H.R. 8870: BUILD America 250 Act (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8870
- H.Res. 1254: Recognizing the roles and contributions of elementary and secondary school teachers in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1254
- H.R. 7613: ALERT Act (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613
- H.R. 7328: Protecting Small Businesses from Predatory Website Lawsuits Act (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7328
- H.R. 6086: Aviation Funding Solvency Act (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6086
- H.R. 5301: PIPES Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5301
- H.R. 4924: Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act (in committee, 2025-08-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4924
- H.R. 4669: FEMA Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4669
- H.R. 4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 (passed one chamber, 2025-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4275

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 3.3% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 19% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSamGraves/status/2107563377144782938
- 2026-10-05 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-05
- 2026-10-05 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-05
- 2026-10-05 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-05
- 2026-10-05 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-05
- 2026-10-05 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-05
- 2026-09-17 · Press release · Graves' Water Resources Bill Passes House · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-water-resources-bill-passes-house
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSamGraves/status/2098398999153615133
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSamGraves/status/2094914674722550023
- 2026-08-31 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-08-31

## Links

- Official site: https://graves.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepSamGraves
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/118514606128
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repsamgraves
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000546

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000546