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Emanuel Cleaver

U.S. Representative, MO-5

Democratic Missouri since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Agriculture 1Healthcare 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, MO-5 current
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5 current
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2005 Dec 31, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MO-5
United States
 Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MO-5
Missouri
 Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.454, social dim. 0.002. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HJRES 42 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy… Nay Mar 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 61 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental… Nay Mar 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 177 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Mar 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 177 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Mar 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 758 — Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025 Yea Mar 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 856 — Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act Yea Mar 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 20 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy… Nay Feb 27, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 35 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental… Nay Feb 26, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 695 — Medal of Honor Act Yea Feb 26, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 14 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary… Nay Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 804 — Rural Small Business Resilience Act Yea Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 788 — DOE and SBA Research Act Yea Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 818 — SPUR Act Yea Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 832 — Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 Yea Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 825 — Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act Yea Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 35 — Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act Nay Feb 13, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act Nay Feb 12, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act Yea Feb 12, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration… Nay Feb 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration… Nay Feb 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 736 — Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 Yea Feb 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 692 — China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025 Not voting Feb 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act Nay Feb 7, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,001 recorded contributions totalling $1,433,066. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 33 of 1001 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 32 $92,650 6%
Super PAC 1 $10 0%
Unclassified 968 $1,340,406 94%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$6,600 ACTBLUE CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 9, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$6,600 ACTBLUE CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 19, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 DRIVE - DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 5, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE PAC CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 DELOITTE & TOUCHE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTI CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 19, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 5, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL E CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 6, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 3, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL MULTI HOUSING COUNCIL PAC CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 PLASTERERS AND CEMENTS MASONS ACTION C CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 6, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 25, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL EDUCATION C CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 WSIA (FKA NAPSLO) CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 USAA EMPLOYEE PAC CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 3, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 6:55 PM
    This #Juneteenth, I’m proud to join Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City in marking World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Help a sickle cell patient by visiting savealifenow.org and making an appointment to give blood today.
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  • Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 5:03 PM
    Freedom is always worth celebrating. But Juneteenth isn’t just about remembering our history and celebrating the promise we’ve made—it’s a call to continue the work. Wishing everyone in #MO05 and across the country a Happy Juneteenth!
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  • Bluesky · Jun 18, 2026 · 3:37 PM
    America is facing a national housing affordability crisis—which is why Congress is working to enact historic housing reforms that will lower costs for working-class families. More here: punchbowl.news/future-of/ho...
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  • Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 4:01 PM
    I am thrilled that the House and the Senate, Republicans and Democrats, have come together to reach a compromise that will enable the passage of historic and desperately needed housing reforms. My full statement:
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  • Bluesky · Jun 16, 2026 · 7:49 PM
    Small businesses are the backbone of our local economies, helping to create opportunities for workers and support economic development. I was proud to attend the grand opening of the new Safi Fresh at 18th & Vine this week as we continue to support the revitalization of this…
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  • Bluesky · Jun 16, 2026 · 6:40 PM
    Houses of worship often serve the most vulnerable members of community by providing food assistance and shelter to those in need. I sat down with Rev. Fikki of Unity Southeast in Kansas City to discuss ways in which Congress can support these efforts. Thank you for your input…
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  • Bluesky · Jun 16, 2026 · 4:56 PM
    The president’s ballroom is running $200 million over budget—and American taxpayers are now projected to pay for half of the vanity project. Another promise broken. That funding should go toward lowering costs for hardworking families. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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  • Bluesky · Jun 16, 2026 · 2:57 PM
    It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for—World Cup Game Day in Kansas City! Good luck to Argentina and Algeria in their match tonight. Have fun and enjoy the event!
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  • Bluesky · Jun 16, 2026 · 1:48 PM
    The end of the conflict and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would be welcome news—but the strait was open before the president’s disastrous war. Meanwhile, Iran’s nuclear program has not been eliminated, a more hardline regime is in place with more funding, and energy prices…
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  • Bluesky · Jun 15, 2026 · 6:10 PM
    While working-class families are struggling to get by, the president just wasted $60 million in taxpayer funding on his own personal birthday party. Those dollars should be going toward making life better for the American people. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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  • Bluesky · Jun 15, 2026 · 5:12 PM
    No veteran should have to wonder where they will sleep at night. KC Footprints' Heroes Home Gate Campus is doing the critical work of housing Missouri veterans, providing stability and helping them achieve long-term success. Proud to have secured $850,000 in funding to support…
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  • Bluesky · Jun 15, 2026 · 3:58 PM
    My prayers are with Skydive Kansas City and the loved ones of those killed in the horrific plane crash this weekend. May their memories be a blessing. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
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