US EditionRep. 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.
Missouri Rep. Sam Graves withdraws plans for 2026 reelection bid
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), who is chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, is reversing course on his 2026 election plans and will retire at the end of this term. Graves, who is 62, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that he will withdraw his paperwork to run for a 14th term for Missouri’s 6th District. He first came to Congress in 2000 and was set to face an August primary, but he made the decision earlier this week to suspend …
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