Politician
Sam Graves
Republican · Missouri · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0MO06073
Sam Graves (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2024 Missouri 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$7.1M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
67%
$4.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
67% of Sam Graves's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Missouri 6th District | $2.8M | 63% | $0 / $0 | $7K | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Missouri 6th District | $2.4M | 63% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $2.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Missouri 6th District | $2.0M | 79% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.5MTrade group $1.3MUnion $399KOther $216KMembership $194KLeadership PAC $120KSuper PAC $11K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeMembership$20K
- Phillips 66 PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Woolpert, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$14K
- American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Saltchuk Resources, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Road & Transportation Builders Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Sam Graves had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 26 times (84%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $158K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $436K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $652K$244K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $652K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $238K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $436K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $244K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $158K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $244K$36K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $244K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $244K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $158K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $436K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $158K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $244K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $244K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $80K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $244K$45K$36K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $45K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $436K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Sam Graves's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Jack RuddyFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Congressman Sam Graves; Legislative Director, Congressman Sam Graves; Deputy Staff Director, House Committee on Transportation and Inf…
Now lobbies for Charter Communications, Gpms International · via Axadvocacy Government Relations
Paul SassFormer congressional staff
Staff Director, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Deputy Staff Director, House Committee on Small Business; Congressman Sam Graves - Chie…
Now lobbies for Amalgamated Transit Union (atu) · via Cassidy & Associates, INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Sam Graves's 2024 campaign?
- Sam Graves (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2024 Missouri 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Sam Graves?
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($20K), Phillips 66 PAC ($15K), Woolpert, Inc. PAC ($14K), American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac) ($13K), Saltchuk Resources, Inc. PAC ($13K) in 2024.
- How much has Sam Graves raised across elections?
- $2.8M in 2024 (Missouri 6th District), $2.4M in 2022 (Missouri 6th District), $2.0M in 2020 (Missouri 6th District).