Sam Graves

Sam Graves earns my affection through sheer durability. From Tarkio, Missouri, he's held a U.S. House seat since 2001, a span that says far more about trust than any single headline could. He studied at his home-state university and earned Eagle Scout as a young man, the kind of steady, unglamorous resume I find quietly reassuring. This isn't fireworks politics; it's the patient cultivation of a district until you become the dean of your state's delegation. I tend to like representatives who stay rooted in rural soil while serving in Washington, and Graves strikes me as exactly that grounded sort.

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Name (English)

Sam Graves

Name (Japanese)

サム・グレイブス

Reading

さむ・ぐれいぶす

Born

November 7, 1963 (age 62)

Origin

Tarkio, Missouri, United States

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

University

University of Missouri

Awards & achievements

• Eagle Scout

• Official sitehttps://graves.house.gov
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/repsamgraves/
• Xhttps://x.com/RepSamGraves
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20Graves
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465638

Tags

• Missouri
• politician

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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