Graves, Sam

Graves, Sam is a Republican Representative representing Missouri, District 6. They serve on 2 committees, including House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and House Committee on Armed Services.

They have raised $125K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is lawyers & lobbyists, contributing $9K. Organizations spend $748.1 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are defense and transportation. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They rarely miss a vote, participating in 96% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 49% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 24 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 2 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $1.7 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and campaign contributions.