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Sam Graves

Representative, Missouri

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Sam Graves Gets an A

Score: 97 out of 100, the weighted average of 7 principles. On 114 of 119 votes and bills, Graves was on the liberty side.

Graves is not running again, and is not on the ballot for this seat on November 3, 2026. Running for it: Josh Smead (D) and Chris Stigall (R).

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  • A
    Tyranny18 of 18 with liberty
  • B
    Free nations29 of 34 with liberty
  • A
    Free speech3 of 3 with liberty
  • A
    Free markets19 of 19 with liberty
  • A
    Equal rights13 of 13 with liberty
  • –
    ConscienceNo record yet
  • A
    Defense11 of 11 with liberty
  • A
    Borders21 of 21 with liberty

Who pays for Graves’s campaign

$1,824,444 raised since January 2025.

  • 60%from PACs and other committees$1,085,744
  • 22%from people$403,142
  • 18%transfers and other income$335,558

The committee money, by who is behind it

  • Company PACs$453,500
  • Trade groups$275,688
  • Unions$73,500
  • Member groups$50,594
  • Leadership and cause PACs$43,825

Added up from what the committees themselves reported giving. They report later than the campaign does, so this can come to more than the committee line above.

Committees that gave the most

  1. Herzog PAC$14,000
  2. American Concrete Pipe Association PAC$10,000
  3. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (SWAPA PAC)$10,000
  4. United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (UPSPAC)$10,000
  5. CRH Americas, Inc. PAC$9,000

2 more committees gave $9,000 as well. A PAC may give a candidate $5,000 for each election, so many give the same.

From the campaign’s own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through September 30, 2026. People who gave are counted, never named. The full filing at FEC.gov. Discuss this money

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