Republican Congressman Garret Graves has represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district since 2015.The Baton Rouge native currently serves on the powerful U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. After redistricting dismantled his district, he declined to run for re-election in 2024.
Prior to that, Graves chaired the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, where he negotiated on behalf of the state with British Petroleum over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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