Farm backing, Trump loyalty shape GOP race to replace Sam Graves in Missouri’s 6th District

By: Annelise Hanshaw, Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 2,855

Last Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago

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MARYVILLE — At a shrimp boil on a farm south of town July 1, Missouri Soybean Association President Casey Wasser stood before a crowd to explain why Kansas City Councilman Nathan Willett is the only candidate the association has endorsed in the race for Missouri’s 6th Congressional District.

He cited Willett’s curiosity — the questions he asked the association’s board about agriculture — and a phone call Willett made before he was a candidate, when …

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