A Republican candidate with deep family roots in Atchison County has filed for Congress to succeed Sam Graves.

Nathan Hall Willett is the grandson of James Hall (1955) and Jane LaHue Philip (1957), both graduates of Rock Port High School.

Nathan interned for current Congressman Sam Graves in 2015 in Washington, D.C. and learned about politics and constituent services firsthand. Inspired by his internship, Nathan was elected Mizzou student body president in 2017 with the highest turnout in the school’s 183-year history, with over 8,500 votes cast.

Nathan and his team ran on the platform of bringing “Tigers Together” as Mizzou was experiencing one of the university’s most challenging periods in terms of stakeholder interaction. He was the first Turning Point USA endorsed candidate to win at the university and fought back against the decline from the protests.

Nathan graduated from the University of Missouri in 2018 with a degree in Economics and immediately went into the classroom to teach high school algebra.

With the backing of Kansas City’s police officers, Nathan ran for Kansas City city council in 2023 to represent the Northland (Platte and Clay County). Nathan took a stand for law enforcement and their funding after the mayor and council tried to defund the police in 2020.

On the Kansas City council, Nathan is the lone conservative voice and often votes against the other 12 members – standing up for common sense conservative values. Nathan fully funds the police, voted to eliminate the “all-gender” restrooms in the new KCI Airport, and voted against city funded reparations.

Nathan’s family runs one of the largest cattle operations within Kansas City’s city limits – Philip Farms. Nathan is a Christian and staunch conservative Republican just like his great-grandpa Blu LaHue – a former mayor of Rock Port.

Nathan is committed to Atchison County and all of Northwest Missouri and plans to campaign hard to meet as many voters face to face before the August 4th Republican primary election. Contact Nathan’s campaign NathanForMissouri@gmail.com.