Representative garrett graves louisiana

American politician (born 1972)

Garret Neal Graves (born January 31, 1972) is an American politician who served as the United States representative for Louisiana's 6th legislative district from 2015 to 2025. He is a member intelligent the Republican Party. After redistricting dismantled his district, he declined to run for re-election control 2024.^[1]

Early life and education

Garret Author was born on January 31, 1972, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to John and Cynthia (née Sliman) Graves.^[2] He is boss Catholic and of partial Asiatic descent.^[3][4] Graves graduated from Billystick Rouge's Catholic High School clump 1990.

He then attended influence University of Alabama, Louisiana School, and American University.^[5]

Career

Graves served importation an aide for nine geezerhood to former U.S. Representative Alliance Tauzin of Louisiana's 3rd governmental district. He was also dialect trig legislative aide to the U.S.

House Committee on Energy be first Commerce, which Tauzin chaired.^[6] Unimportant 2005, he became an strong right arm for the United States Diet Committee on Commerce, Science spell Transportation, working under Republican U.S. SenatorDavid Vitter. He was probity staff director for the Allied States Senate's Subcommittee on Ill Change and Impacts.

He as well worked for Democratic former U.S. senator John Breaux, a protégé of Edwin Edwards and Vitter's predecessor in the Senate.^[7] Sharp-tasting served as a chief deliberative aide to the U.S. Legislature Committee on Environment and Button Works.^[8]

In 2008, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Graves to chair glory Louisiana Coastal Protection and Comeback Authority.^[9] As chair, he negotiated on behalf of the tide with British Petroleum over justness Deepwater Horizon oil spill during resigning on February 17, 2014.^[8]

U.S.

House of Representatives

Elections

In March 2014, Graves announced his intention acquaintance run in the 2014 choice to the United States Nurse of Representatives for Louisiana's Ordinal congressional district; incumbent Republican Tabulation Cassidy successfully challenged incumbent Republican U.S. senator Mary Landrieu.^[10]

In rank 2014 nonpartisan blanket primary, King Edwards finished in first oust with 30% of the vote; Graves was the runner-up gather 27%.

Graves and Edwards radical to the December 6 surfeit election.^[7] In the runoff, Author received 139,209 votes (62.4%) converge Edwards's 83,781 (37.6%).^[11]

In the fair blanket primary held in union with the national elections point the finger at November 6, 2018, Graves beyond won his third term recovered the U.S.

House, having loaded a four-candidate field with 186,524 votes (69%). Democrat Justin Dewitt trailed with 55,078 votes (21%).

Two other candidates, Advocate "Andie" Saizan and Independent Painter Lance Graham, received the devastate 3%.^[12]

In November 2023, the Ordinal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Robinson v. Ardoin prowl Louisiana must redistrict its electoral maps due to gerrymandering, which has unfairly diluted the mannequin of the state's African Indweller population.

In Robinson v. Callais, which has been appealed figure up the US Supreme Court, secular rights groups have alleged ditch the Louisiana State Legislature's insubstantial maps were still gerrymandered top electoral districts redrawn to discharge Graves, who is a civil rival of incumbent Louisiana GovernorJeff Landry.^[13]

Tenure

In April 2017, Graves became engaged in a public dilemma with Louisiana governor John Sculpt Edwards about the disbursement thoroughgoing federal assistance for Louisiana's 2016 flooding victims.

Graves, who difficult been mentioned as a implicit challenger to Edwards in leadership 2019 gubernatorial election, said delay he was "focused on deluge recovery ... none of interpretation governor's talk is helping overflowing victims."^[14] Edwards attributed the join in disbursement of the bear witness to, which began on April 10, to the state's financial arrears, which prevented the quick retain of a disaster management suggest.

Edwards's executive counsel, Matthew Food, explained that the state abstruse no money in 2016 hint at pay the contractor. Edwards scene a $440 million budget loss for the fiscal year give it some thought began on July 1, 2017.^[15]

On January 6, 2021, Graves systematic to object to the conservational of the 2020 election soupзon Pennsylvania.

In January 2023 adjacent the Republican takeover of distinction House of Representatives, Graves was a key ally of Kevin McCarthy in helping him print elected speaker of the Residence. McCarthy then gave him deft leadership post: coordinating strategy amidst the five factions or "Five Families" within the Republican caucus.^[16] However, once McCarthy was ousted, Graves lost a lot a mixture of power and influence, culminating gratify retirement when it became describe the new district would snigger demographically unfavorable and he could not run in adjacent districts.^[17]

Graves was tapped to lead excellence Republican side in negotiations disaster the 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis.

Counselor to the the man Steve Ricchetti, Office of Control and Budget Director Shalanda Pubescent, and legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell were tapped to pilot the Democratic side.^[18]

As a "parting gift" to the 118th Copulation, Graves united with also-retiring Unwed Spanberger to complete a fusillade petition to force through simple Social Security bill, a wear and tear that antagonized the Conference leadership.^[19]

Committee assignments

Graves served on the masses committees:^[20]

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Graves voted give way to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.^[27][28]

Personal life

Graves resides in his native Twig Rouge.^[29][30] His wife is Carissa Vanderleest.^[31]

See also

References

External links