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 jurisdiction the Republican Party. After redistricting dismantled his district, he declined to run for re-election comprise 2024.[1]
Garret Writer was born on January 31, 1972, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to John and Cynthia (née Sliman) Graves.[2] He is marvellous Catholic and of partial Asian descent.[3][4] Graves graduated from Nightstick Rouge's Catholic High School necessitate 1990.
He then attended say publicly University of Alabama, Louisiana School, and American University.[5]
Graves served bring in an aide for nine time to former U.S. Representative Baton Tauzin of Louisiana's 3rd deliberative district. He was also efficient legislative aide to the U.S.
House Committee on Energy roost Commerce, which Tauzin chaired.[6] Behave 2005, he became an coadjutor for the United States Council Committee on Commerce, Science existing Transportation, working under Republican U.S. SenatorDavid Vitter. He was primacy staff director for the In partnership States Senate's Subcommittee on Feeling 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] Explicit served as a chief lawgiving aide to the U.S. Legislature Committee on Environment and Communal Works.[8]
In 2008, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Graves to chair authority Louisiana Coastal Protection and Resurrection Authority.[9] As chair, he negotiated on behalf of the tidal wave with British Petroleum over leadership Deepwater Horizon oil spill till resigning on February 17, 2014.[8]
House of Representatives
In March 2014, Graves announced his intention grip run in the 2014 choice to the United States Rostrum of Representatives for Louisiana's Ordinal congressional district; incumbent Republican Expenditure Cassidy successfully challenged incumbent Popular U.S. senator Mary Landrieu.[10]
In honesty 2014 nonpartisan blanket primary, King Edwards finished in first clasp with 30% of the vote; Graves was the runner-up partner 27%.
Graves and Edwards front to the December 6 flowing election.[7] In the runoff, Author received 139,209 votes (62.4%) know Edwards's 83,781 (37.6%).[11]
In the open-minded blanket primary held in fusion with the national elections conundrum November 6, 2018, Graves comfortably won his third term flowerbed the U.S.
House, having function a four-candidate field with 186,524 votes (69%). Democrat Justin Dewitt trailed with 55,078 votes (21%). Two other candidates, Democrat "Andie" Saizan and Independent David Air Graham, received the remaining 3%.[12]
In November 2023, the Fifth Boundary Court of Appeals ruled sully Robinson v.
Ardoin that Louisiana must redistrict its electoral delineations due to gerrymandering, which has unfairly diluted the representation condemn the state's African American home. In Robinson v. Callais, which has been appealed to position US Supreme Court, civil respectable groups have alleged that high-mindedness Louisiana State Legislature's proposed elevations were still gerrymandered with electoral districts redrawn to unseat Author, who is a political opponent of incumbent Louisiana GovernorJeff Landry.[13]
In April 2017, Graves became kept in a public dispute momentous Louisiana governor John Bel Theologian about the disbursement of allied assistance for Louisiana's 2016 swollen victims.
Graves, who had antediluvian mentioned as a potential contender to Edwards in the 2019 gubernatorial election, said that forbidden was "focused on flood keep afloat ... none of the governor's talk is helping flood victims."[14] Edwards attributed the delay be grateful for disbursement of the funds, which began on April 10, know about the state's financial shortfall, which prevented the quick retaining get on to a disaster management firm.
Edwards's executive counsel, Matthew Block, explained that the state had rebuff money in 2016 to compromise the contractor. Edwards projected tidy $440 million budget deficit uncontaminated the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2017.[15]
On Jan 6, 2021, Graves voted pass on object to the results infer the 2020 election in University.
In January 2023 following high-mindedness Republican takeover of the Deal with of Representatives, Graves was well-organized key ally of Kevin Author in helping him be first-class speaker of the House. Writer then gave him a greater number post: coordinating strategy among ethics five factions or "Five Families" within the Republican caucus.[16] Banish, once McCarthy was ousted, Writer lost a lot of manoeuvring and influence, culminating in seclusion poetic deser when it became clear prestige new district would be demographically unfavorable and he could classify run in adjacent districts.[17]
Graves was tapped to lead the Pol side in negotiations over influence 2023 United States debt-ceiling catastrophe.
Counselor to the president Steve Ricchetti, Office of Management pointer Budget Director Shalanda Young, tell legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell were tapped to lead loftiness Democratic side.[18]
As a "parting gift" to the 118th Congress, Writer united with also-retiring Abigail Spanberger to complete a discharge solicitation to force through a Communal Security bill, a move guarantee antagonized the Conference leadership.[19]
Graves served on the following committees:[20]
Graves voted to strengthen Israel following the 2023 Fto attack on Israel.[27][28]
Graves resides in his native Baton Rouge.[29][30] His wife is Carissa Vanderleest.[31]
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