“This wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s the right one. I believe in making room for the next generation. I would love to be able to help business steer its way through the legislative process, or associations, companies, whatever the case may be, and help them achieve what their outcome is…” Source: Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who leads the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said on Friday that he would retire in January 2027. Among his plans for the future, would include leveraging the relationships he has built in 25 years in Congress. Graves holds a commercial pilot certificate with over 3,000 hours of flight time. He is an active general aviation pilot who flies his own aircraft, including a 1954 North American T-6J and a Vans RV-8. He hosts the annual Wing Nuts Flying Circus airshow in his hometown of Tarkio, Missouri.
