Todd Graves (attorney)

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In January 2006, Graves was asked to step down from his job by Michael A. Battle (R), then director of the Justice department's Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys. [8] [9] Graves had clashed with the Department of Justice's civil rights division over a federal lawsuit involving Missouri's voter rolls. The department was pushing for a lawsuit against Missouri, accusing the state of failing to eliminate ineligible people from voter rolls. Graves refused to sign off on the lawsuit, which was subsequently authorized by Graves' successor, Bradley Schlozman (R). [8] [10] In April 2007, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit. [8]

In October 2008, U.S. Senator (R-MO) Kit Bond apologized to Graves, after a U.S. Justice Department report cited Bond forcing Graves out over a disagreement with Representative Sam Graves (R). Following the report, Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (R) and other officials involved in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys broke the law. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed an Ethics Committee complaint against Bond over his role in ousting Graves. [11] [ better source needed ]

Conservative Politics

Graves was unanimously elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Missouri Republican Party in January 2017. [12] His firm is the registered agent of Cornerstone 1791 and Liberty Alliance USA, an organization described by its executive director, Chris Vas, as "formed in order to grow the conservative movement in Missouri now and for decades to come." [13]

Graves serves as President of the Board to the Stanley M. Herzog Foundation, which supports the advancement of Christian education through an endowment of nearly half a billion dollars. The foundation will carry on Stanley Herzog’s mission of supporting education that instills important values like commitment to God, family, and community. The foundation is headquartered in Smithville, Missouri at their 18,000 square foot state-of-the-art training and office facility completed in the summer of 2022. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "PN949 - Nomination of Todd Peterson Graves for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021020103328/http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/mow/aboutus/graves.html [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ Graves profile, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov, May 8, 2007; accessed April 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Mannies, Jo. "Kansas City lawyer tied to tea party groups tapped to be new head of Missouri Republican Party". St Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ↑ McKinney, Roger. "Who Gov. Mike Parson appointed to University of Missouri Board of Curators". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Todd P. Graves | University of Missouri System". www.umsystem.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. 1 2 Western District of Missouri: A Record of the United States Attorneys Office, 2001-2006, usdoj.gov; accessed April 24, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen. "Number of Fired Prosecutors Grows: Dismissals Began Earlier Than Justice Dept. Has Said". washingtonpost.com, May 10, 2007; accessed April 24, 2015/
  9. ↑ Todd Graves steps down as U.S. Attorney Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine , usdoj.gov, March 10, 2006; retrieved May 8, 2007.
  10. ↑ Greg Gordon (May 4, 2007). "GOP sought to suppress votes in Missouri, critics say: Missouri is among states where alleged efforts to dampen Democratic turnout were focused", kansascity.com; accessed April 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ Helling, Dave (September 29, 2008). "Group files ethics complaint against Bond". The Kansas City Star Prime Buzz. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Todd Graves Elected Missouri GOP Chairman » Missouri GOP". Missouri GOP. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  13. ↑ Suntrup, Jack. "After Post-Dispatch inquiry, new Missouri political group files state-mandated paperwork". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. No. 29 August 2019. STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. ↑ NOW, Marcus Clem News-Press (14 December 2020). "Herzog leaves Christian education legacy". News-Press NOW. Retrieved 2021-01-04.

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Todd Graves
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Chair of the Missouri Republican Party
In office
January 7, 2017 –January 26, 2019
Legal offices
Preceded by
Stephen Hill
 United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
2001–2006		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for State Treasurer of Missouri
2000		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of the Missouri Republican Party
2017–2019		Succeeded by
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