With Sam Graves retiring, Missouri stands to lose a key power broker in Washington

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 974

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Sam Graves’ retirement announcement Friday marked the exit of one of the few Missouri politicians in Washington who had turned time in office into real institutional power.

Graves said this will be his final year in Congress, ending a career that began in the Missouri House in 1992, moved quickly through the state Senate and carried him to Washington in 2001. He is leaving at 62 as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, …

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