Garret Graves
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Garret Graves | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Bill Cassidy |
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Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
January 31, 1972
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Carissa Graves |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Catholic High School, Baton Rouge University of Alabama (1990-1991) Louisiana Tech University (1993-1995) American University (1996)[1] |
Occupation | State coastal authority chairman (2008-2014), congressional aide[1] |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Website | http://garretgraves.house.gov |
Garret Neal Graves (born January 31, 1972)[2] is the United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. In a runoff election on December 6, 2014, Graves, a Republican, defeated the Democratic candidate, former Governor Edwin Edwards.
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Early career
Graves served as an aide for nine years to former U.S. Representative Billy Tauzin of Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. He was also a legislative aide to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, of which Tauzin served as chairman.[3] In 2005, he became an aide for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, serving Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter. He was the staff director for the United States Senate Subcommittee on Climate Change and Impacts. He also worked for Democratic former U.S. Senator John Breaux, a protege of Edwin Edwards.[4] He served as a chief legislative aide to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.[5]
In 2008, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Graves to manage the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. In the position, he negotiated on behalf of the state with British Petroleum over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[4] He resigned the position effective February 17, 2014.[5]
Congress
Election
In March 2014, Graves announced his intention to run in the 2014 election to the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 6th congressional district; incumbent Republican Bill Cassidy successfully challenged incumbent U.S. Senator Democrat Mary Landrieu.[6] In the 2014 jungle primary, Edwin Edwards finished in first place with 30 percent of the vote; Graves was the runner-up with 27 percent. Graves and Edwards advanced to the December 6 runoff election.[4] In a runoff election on December 6, 2014, received 139,209 votes (62.4 percent) to Edwards's 83,781 (37.6 percent).[7]
Committee assignments
Personal life
Graves is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[8] and he still resides there.[5] His father, John, owns an engineering firm that contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Graves oversees on the House Natural Resource Committee.[3]
References
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External links
- Official House website
- Garret Graves for Congress
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district 2015–present |
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United States order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
Preceded by | United States Representatives by seniority 397th |
Succeeded by Glenn Grothman R-Wisconsin |
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- People from Houma, Louisiana
- Louisiana Republicans
- University of Alabama alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- American Roman Catholics