Emanuel Cleaver

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U.S. Representative

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

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MO-05

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Financial Services, House Committee on Homeland Security, and House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
(subcommittees and past assignments)
Next election: Nov. 6, 2012

Primary challenge: No

Incumbent running: Maybe

2012 candidates for MO-05

Confirmed: Jacob Turk, Jerry Nolte, Jason Greene
Possible: Emanuel Cleaver
Out: None so far
(more info & editing for MO-05)
On the Web
Official website


The Reverend Emanuel Cleaver, II has been a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives, representing the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri, since 2005. His district primarily consists of the Kansas City-Jackson County metro area.

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Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
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2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 0 - 0/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 95 - 19/20 90 - 18/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 55 - 11/20 not avail.


Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Born in Waxahachie, Texas on October 26, 1944, Cleaver grew up in public housing in Wichita Falls, Texas. After his graduation from Prairie View A&M University, Cleaver moved to Kansas City, Missouri. He founded a branch of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Kansas City and received a Master of Divinity degree from St. Paul School of Theology. Cleaver was ordained as a minister the United Methodist church and served a city councilman in Kansas City from 1979 to 1991, and was the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri for two terms, from 1991 until 1999. He was the first African American mayor in that city's history.

Congressional career

In the 2004 U.S. House election, Cleaver defeated Republican party challenger Jeanne Patterson, who financed her campaign with her own fortune.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Jacob Turk to face Cleaver in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Cleaver retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
International Assn of Fire Fighters$ 11,000
Honeywell International$ 10,500
American Federation of Teachers$ 10,000
Anheuser-Busch$ 10,000
Laborers Union$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union$ 10,000
Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP$ 9,650
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Emanuel Cleaver
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

  • House Committee on Financial Services
    • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
    • Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
    • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Emanuel Cleaver. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 1433 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-4535 Fax: 202-225-4403
    Webform email
District offices
  • 211 West Maple Avenue Independence, MO 64050
    Ph: 816-833-4545 Fax: (none entered)
  • 400 East 9th Street Suite 9350 Kansas City, MO 64106
    Ph: 816-842-4545 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
  • No campaign website entered.
  • No campaign webform email entered.
  • No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

Local blogs and discussion sites


Semantic data (Edit data)


Latitude: 39°5′33.851″N
Longitude: 94°25′3.542″W
Latitude: 39°6′13.028″N
Longitude: 94°34′40.105″W

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