WASHINGTON D.C.  STAFF
1415 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-7041
Fax: (202) 225-8221

Tom Brown
Chief of Staff
Former Clay County Commissioner, Tom Brown serves as Chief of Staff to Congressman Sam Graves.  As the Congressman's top aide, Tom oversees the Washington, D.C. and district offices.  Additionally, Tom serves as appropriations coordinator while in Washington, D.C., advancing major projects for Missouri's Sixth Congressional District.

Paul Sass
Legislative Director
Small Business, Energy, Environment, Telecommunications, Trade, Science, and Technology

Paul serves as Legislative Director to Congressman Graves, managing all legislative projects and initiatives. Paul also oversees the Congressman’s work on the Small Business Committee.

Mark Ratto
Senior Legislative Assistant
Education, Social Security, Budget, Economy, Labor, Taxes, and Healthcare

Mark serves as the Senior Legislative Assistant, working to advance the Congressman's legislative agenda in these priority issue areas.

Mike Matousek
Legislative Assistant
Defense, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, Foreign Policy, Guns, Judiciary, Transportation and Immigration

Mike serves as a Legislative Assistant, working to advance the Congressman's legislative agenda in these priority issue areas.

Brooke Shupe
Legislative Correspondent
Legislative Correspondent, Missouri River, Life Sciences, Government Reform, Pro-Life and Science.

Brooke serves as the Legislative Correspondent. She is responsible for many of the day-to-day tasks, including processing flag requests, and arranging and conducting tours. Brooke also manages constituent responses and requests

LIBERTY STAFF
TOP

113 Blue Jay Drive
Suite 100
Liberty, Missouri 64068
Phone: (816) 792-3976
Fax: (816) 792-0694

Melissa Roe
Deputy Chief of Staff
Transportation, Business and Civic Groups, Healthcare, Appropriations Energy and Trade
Melissa serves as Congressman Graves’ Deputy Chief of Staff, and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Liberty office.  Melissa works closely with business groups and community organizations, and collaborates with local officials to address transportation needs in the Kansas City metropolitan area.  She also serves as a liaison to the press when he travels in the district.

Alicia Endicott
Constituent Services Manager
Alicia serves as a caseworker for Congressman Graves.  She assists him in acting as a liaison between constituents and federal agencies to ensure the Congressman’s constituents are treated fairly and according to agency guidelines.

Buffy Smith
Field Representative / Scheduler
Agriculture and Grants
Buffy serves as a field representative for the Congressman, acting as a liaison for constituents to the Congressman.  She also works to advance the Congressman’s agenda in these priority issue areas.  Additionally, Buffy serves as Congressman Graves’ scheduler.

Shawna Searcy
Field Representative
Law Enforcement, Veterans and Defense, Pro-Life, Women, Guns and Housing.
Shawna serves as a field representative for Congressman Graves, acting as a liaison for constituents to the Congressman.  Shawna also works to advance the Congressman’s agenda in these priority issue areas.

Sarah Woodward
Field Representative
Education, Charities, Seniors, Boy Scouts, Immigration and Minorities
Sarah serves as a field representative for Congressman Graves, acting as a liaison for constituents to the Congressman.  Sarah also works to advance the Congressman’s agenda in these priority issue areas.

ST. JOSEPH STAFF
TOP
201 S. 8th Street
Room 330
St. Joseph, Missouri 64501
Phone: (816) 233-9818
Fax: (816) 233-9848

Dan Hegeman
Associate District Director
Dan is responsible for the day-to-day management in the Congressman’s St. Joseph office. His office is responsible for 23 counties from the Iowa border to Kirksville and down to Boonville serving over 300,000 constituents.

Chad Higdon
Field Representative
Boy Scouts, Education, Crime, Law Enforcement, Labor, Healthcare, and Defense
Chad serves as a field representative for Congressman Graves, acting as a liaison for constituents to the Congressman.  Chad also works to advance the Congressman’s agenda in these priority issue areas.

Naomi Boss
Field Representative
Naomi serves as a field representative, and works to assist the Congressman in setting up district tours and events.

Jaime Swendson
Constituent Liaison
Casework, Veterans, Seniors, Women, and Faith Based
In addition to her responsibilities in these priority issue areas, Jaime assists the Congressman in acting as a liaison between constituents and federal agencies to ensure constituents are treated fairly and according to agency guidelines.