Rep. Samuel B. Graves

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Sam" Birthdate: b. 11/07/1963 Birthplace: Tarkio, MO District: represents MO-06 Political Party: Republican Religion: Baptist Education: BS, Agronomy, School of Agriculture, University of Missouri-Columbia. Last elected in 2006 receiving 150,882 (62.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,572,698 (#88) Spent 29% (#576) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 44% (#349) From PACs 42% (#282) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 12 (#435) Total cost $7,959,000 (#457) Received 11 (#436) Total cost $7,673,500 (#456) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 50% right-wing (#111) Predictable 91% (#339) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches No information available.	Bills Co-sponsored 512 (#416) Introduced 58 (#279) Debated 3 (#400) Enacted 3 (#220) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) NAACP 28% (2/7 votes) AFL-CIO 23% (3/13 votes) American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 20% (1/5 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Randall C. Reed $16,700 from June 29, 2001 to June 11, 2007 2 John Holton $16,200 from October 31, 2002 to February 28, 2008 3 John Mr. Wilson $14,600 on January 30, 2008 4 Jimmie D. Carter $14,600 from June 30, 2001 to September 26, 2007 5 E. L. Reed $13,950 from June 26, 2001 to August 22, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $280,240 2 Homemaker $144,825 3 Enterprise Rentacar $106,750 4 Retired $81,515 5 Community Volunteer $57,750 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International $5,000 2 Brooke Frankenfield - Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc $5,000 3 Mr. Louis Dupart - The Normandy Group, Llc $5,000 4 Ms. Cecelia M. Casey - Associated General Contractors Of America $5,000 5 Brooke Frankenfield - Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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