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Encyclopedia > Sam Graves
Sam Graves
Sam Graves

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2001
Preceded by Pat Danner
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born November 7, 1963
Tarkio, Missouri
Political party Republican
Spouse Lesley Hickok
Religion Baptist

Samuel "Sam" Graves (born November 7, 1963) is a politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, currently representing the state's 6th Congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives. Image File history File links Sam_graves. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is the lower of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Missouris 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in rural Northwest Missouri. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner (born January 13, 1934) is an American politican. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Tarkio is a city located in Atchison County, Missouri. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... Baptist is a term describing a tradition within Christianity that may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is the lower of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...


Graves was born in Tarkio, Missouri and he graduated from the University of Missouri. Graves was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1992 as a Republican and he was then elected to the Missouri State Senate in 1994. Tarkio is a city located in Atchison County, Missouri. ... The University of Missouri–Columbia is the main campus of the University of Missouri System. ... Media:rofl. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...


In 2000, Congresswoman Pat Danner suddenly retired due to breast cancer. Graves filed within the short period of time left for filing. Graves faced Congresswoman Danner's son, Steve Danner, a former Missouri state senator, in the general election. Graves referred to Danner as a "tax and spend Liberal" and won the race with 51% of the vote [1]. Graves easily won re-election in 2002, [2] 2004, [3] and 2006 [4]. This article is about the year 2000. ... Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner (born January 13, 1934) is an American politican. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


Because Missouri's 6th District has changed between Democratic and Republican control several times, elections in the district tend to be closely contested. As a result, candidates in the district often receive large conributions from their national parties and party leaders. Graves received a total of $35,000 from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ARMPAC [5]. Grave's Democratic opponents have criticized him for this connection [6]. Republicans say that the charges against DeLay are politically motivated. [7] [8] The Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives acts as the leader of the party that has a majority control of the seats in the house (currently at least 218 of the 435 seats). ... Thomas Dale Tom DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. ... Americans for a Republican Majority also ARMPAC, a Political Action Committee formed by former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. ...


Congressman Graves is the brother of Todd Graves, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.


Criticism

According to the Associated Press[9], Rep. Graves wasted nearly half of a $273,000 US Grant for spending on urban youth programs in his district on curbing gothic subculture in Blue Springs, Missouri in 2002. Graves sought to spend $118,000 of that money for therapy, assement and case management, as well as a series of town meetings to discuss the issue. But because there was not enough interest, Graves' project shifted from Goths to counterculture and negative influences. New York City goth band The Naked and the Dead (1985) The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture prevalent in many countries. ... Blue Springs is a city in Jackson County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


References

  •   Almost Half of Grant to Combat Goth Culture in Blue Springs Returned. KCTV. May 21, 2004.
Preceded by
Pat Danner
United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Missouri
2001–
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner (born January 13, 1934) is an American politican. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Missouri to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Sam Graves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (456 words)
Graves was born in Tarkio, Missouri and he graduated from the University of Missouri.
Graves was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1992 as a Republican and he was then elected to the Missouri State Senate in 1994.
Graves sought to spend $118,000 of that money for therapy, assement and case management, as well as a series of town meetings to discuss the issue.
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