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Affairs instructor; American Council of Young Political Leaders; member, University of Kansas School of Business Board of Advisors; member: Missouri House of Representatives, 1977–95; chair, Ways and Means Committee, 1983–95; elected to the 104th Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings 1436 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 ...... (202) 225–4535 Chief of Staff.—[Vacant]. FAX: 225–4403 Administrative Assistant / Communications Director.—Matt Nerzig. Legislative Director.—Susan Hunter. 400 East 9th Street, Suite 9350, Kansas City, MO 64106 ...... (816) 842–4545 301 West Lexington, Room 217, Independence, MO 64050 ...... (816) 833–4545 District Aide.—Nicki Cardwell.

Counties: CASS COUNTY (part), JACKSON COUNTY (part). CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS: Grandview, Greenwood, Independence, Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, and Sugar Creek. Population (2000), 621,691.

ZIP Codes: 64012, 64014–15, 64029–30, 64034, 64050–58, 64061, 64063–65, 64070, 64075, 64078, 64080–83, 64086, 64101–02, 64105–06, 64108–14, 64120–21, 64123–34, 64136–39, 64141, 64145–49, 64170–71, 64179–80, 64184–85, 64187–88, 64191–94, 64196–99, 64701, 64734, 64944, 64999

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SIXTH DISTRICT SAM GRAVES, Republican, of Tarkio, MO; born on November 7, 1963, in Fairfax, MO; education: B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1986; profession: farmer; organizations: Mis- souri Farm Bureau; Northwest Missouri State University Agriculture Advisory Committee; Uni- versity Extension Council; Rotary Club; awards: Associated Industries Voice of Missouri Busi- ness Award; Tom Henderson Award; Tarkio Community Betterment Award; Missouri Physical Therapy Association Award; public service: elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, 1992; and the Missouri State Senate, 1994; religion: Baptist; family: married to Lesley; children: Megan, Emily, and Sam III; committees: Agriculture; Small Business; Transportation and Infra- structure; elected to the 107th Congress on November 7, 2000; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://www.house.gov/graves 1513 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 ...... (202) 225–7041 Chief of Staff.—Jeff Roe. FAX: 225–8221 Press Secretary.—Jacob DiPietre. 201 S. Eighth Street, Room 330, St. Joseph, MO 64501 ...... (816) 233–9818 113 Blue Jay Drive, Suite 100, Liberty, MO 64068 ...... (816) 792–3976

Counties: ANDREW, ATCHISON, BUCHANAN, CALDWELL, CARROLL, CHARITON, CLAY, CLINTON, COOPER, DAVIESS, DEKALB, GENTRY, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HOLT, HOWARD, LINN, LIVINGSTON, MERCER, NODAWAY, PLATTE, PUTNAM, SCHUYLER, SULLIVAN, WORTH. Population (2000), 621,690.

ZIP Codes: 63535–36, 63541, 63544–46, 63548, 63551, 63556–61, 63565–67, 64014–15, 64017–18, 64024, 64028–29, 64035–36, 64048, 64056–58, 64060, 64064, 64066, 64068–69, 64072–73, 64075, 64077, 64079, 64084–85, 64088– 89, 64092, 64098, 64116–19, 64144, 64150–58, 64161, 64163–68, 64190, 64195, 64401–02, 64420–24, 64426–34, 64436–49, 64451, 64453–59, 64461, 64463, 64465–71, 64473–77, 64479–94, 64496–99, 64501–08, 64601, 64620, 64622– 25, 64628, 64630–33, 64635–61, 64664, 64667–68, 64670–74, 64676, 64679, 64681–83, 64686, 64688–89, 64763, 65018, 65025, 65046, 65068, 65081, 65230, 65233, 65236–37, 65243–44, 65246, 65248, 65250, 65254, 65256–57, 65261, 65274, 65276, 65279, 65281, 65286–87, 65301, 65322, 65347–48, 65350, 65354

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SEVENTH DISTRICT ROY BLUNT, Republican, of Strafford, MO; born in Niangua, MO, January 10, 1950; Majority Whip; committees: Energy and Commerce; Republican Leadership Steering Com- mittee; House Delegate to National Historical Publications and Records Commission; House Delegate to North Atlantic Assembly; member, Family Caucus and the Travel-Tourism Caucus; before election to Congress, president of Southwest Baptist University; author; two-term Mis- souri Secretary of State; Greene County, Missouri Clerk and chief election officer; past chair: Missouri Housing Development Commission, Governor’s Council on Literacy; past co-chair- man, Missouri Opportunity 2000 Commission; past member, Project Democracy Commission for Voter Participation in the United States; board member, American Council of Young Polit- ical Leaders; served as first chairman of the Missouri Prison Fellowship; named one of the Ten