Garret Graves

Republican Representative of Louisiana's 6th district

Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepGarretGraves

garretgraves.house.gov

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 31, 1972 (52 years old)

Birthday

Serving as the United States representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district since 2015
Worked as an aide for U.S. Representative Billy Tauzin and on the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Became an aide for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in 2005
Appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal in 2008 to chair the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Negotiated with British Petroleum over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as chair of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Announced candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2014 and won the seat in a runoff election
Engaged in a public dispute in 2017 with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards over federal assistance disbursement for 2016 flooding victims
Voted to object to the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania on January 6, 2021
Played a key role in Kevin McCarthy's election as speaker of the House in 2023 and was given a leadership post
Led the Republican side in negotiations over the 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis
Holds committee assignments on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural Resources as of 2023
Member of several caucuses including the Republican Study Committee and the Congressional Western Caucus
Voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack
Resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with his wife Carissa Vanderleest and their children
Catholic of Lebanese descent and attended Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Education includes attending the University of Alabama, Louisiana Tech, and American University