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Rep. Sam Graves to Retire in 2026, Opening Missouri’s 6th District Seat
Graves will complete his 13th term focusing on transportation priorities and aims to make room for new conservative leaders after 26 years in Congress.
- On Friday, Representative Sam Graves announced he will retire from Congress at the end of 2026, concluding his 26-year tenure representing Missouri's Sixth Congressional District.
- The 62-year-old chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee stated he is "tired" and decided it is "time to pass the torch" to a new generation of conservative leaders.
- Graves joins a record-breaking wave of more than 50 House members announcing they will not seek re-election this year as Republicans face a challenging midterm cycle.
- According to the Missouri Secretary of State's Office, four candidates have filed to run for the now-open seat, including Jim Ingram, Josh Smead, Scot Pondelick, and Matt Levine.
- Outside of Congress, Graves intends to remain "the farmer from Northwest Missouri" while continuing to fight for constituents and shape this year's "Highway Bill" during his final term.
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Another Senior House Republican Will Retire as Midterm Exodus Grows
WASHINGTON — Rep. Sam Graves, the 13-term Missouri Republican who leads the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said Friday that he would retire in January, the latest powerful member of his party to leave Congress ahead of midterm elections in which it is bracing for big losses. “It’s time to pass the torch and allow a new guard of conservative leaders to step forward and chart a path forward for Missourians,” he said in a statement an…
AOPA Statement on Retirement of House T&I Chairman Sam Graves
WASHINGTON—The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) expressed appreciation for Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), and his leadership as Chairman of the powerful U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, as he announced today that he will not seek reelection to the House of Representatives this fall after serving 13 terms in Congress.
Dropping like flies: Yet another Republican quits Congress
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) announced on Friday that he's retiring from Congress, joining a large group of Republican leaders exiting Capitol Hill. Graves, the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, was among dozens of GOP lawmakers leaving without seeking reelection as Republicans anticipat...
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