JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee has endorsed Congressman Sam Graves for re-election in Missouri’s 6th Congressional District. Trustees of the Missouri Farm Bureau Northern Regional Endorsement Committee voted to endorse his re-election bid.
Graves is serving his 10th term in Congress and is a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he serves as Ranking Member, as well as the House Armed Services Committee. He has received the prestigious Friend of Farm Bureau Award from the American Farm Bureau Federation for each of his nine completed terms.
“Congressman Graves continues to represent our interests extremely well,” said Darrell Aldrich, chairman of the Northern Regional Endorsement Committee. “He is an effective leader on issues that are important to so many in northern Missouri. He understands the issues facing farmers and works hard to strengthen our rural communities. We know Sam fights for us on a daily basis and are very proud to support his re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.”
Trustees are selected by their county Farm Bureau organizations. They review the candidate’s voting record and positions on relevant issues prior to voting on endorsements. This is the 11th consecutive election in which Missouri Farm Bureau has endorsed Graves.
Missouri Farm Bureau is the state’s largest agriculture advocacy organization. To learn more about its work on behalf of Missourians, visit www.mofb.org.
