Sam Graves

Sam Graves earns my affection through sheer durability. From tiny 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.

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)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Origin

Tarkio, Missouri, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

politician

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Missouri

Awards & achievements

• Eagle Scout

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

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

Tags

• Missouri
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.