Garret Graves
| Garret Graves | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Cassidy |
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January 31, 1972 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carissa Graves |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Catholic High School, Baton Rouge University of Alabama (1990-1991) Louisiana Tech University (1993-1995) American University (1996) |
| Occupation | State coastal authority chairman (2008-2014), congressional aide |
| Website | Official website |
Garret Neal Graves (born January 31, 1972) is the United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. In a runoff election on December 6, 2014, Graves, a Republican, defeated the Democratic candidate, former Governor Edwin Edwards.
Graves served as an aide for nine years to former U.S. Representative Billy Tauzin of Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. He was also a legislative aide to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, of which Tauzin served as chairman. In 2005, he became an aide for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, serving Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter. He was the staff director for the United States Senate's Subcommittee on Climate Change and Impacts. He also worked for Democratic former U.S. Senator John Breaux, a protege of Edwin Edwards. He served as a chief legislative aide to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In 2008, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Graves to manage the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. In the position, he negotiated on behalf of the state with British Petroleum over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He resigned the position effective February 17, 2014.
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