Sam Graves is the son of Janice A and Samuel Bruce Graves.
12 Facts About Sam Graves
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Sam Graves graduated from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture with a degree in agronomy.
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Sam Graves was a member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma fraternity.
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Sam Graves owns a Piper PA-11 Cub Special, is restoring a Beech AT-10, and co-owns a North American T-6 Texan and a Vultee BT-13 Valiant.
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Sam Graves was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1992.
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Sam Graves is the brother of Todd Sam Graves, former US Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
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In 2009, the House Ethics Committee began an inquiry into whether Sam Graves used his position on the Small Business Committee to invite Brooks Hurst, a longtime friend and a business partner of his wife, to testify at a committee hearing on the federal regulation of biodiesel and ethanol production.
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Sam Graves had failed to mention the financial link between his wife and Hurst at the hearing, which dealt with federal subsidies for renewable fuels.
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Sam Graves filed within the short period of time left for filing.
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Sam Graves faced Danner's son, Steve Danner, a former state senator, in the general election.
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Sam Graves was arguably helped by George W Bush carrying the district in the 2000 presidential election, a theory known as the coattail effect.
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Sam Graves faced a tougher reelection race in 2008 against the Democratic nominee, former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes.