Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.)

Biography

District: 5th District
Political Highlights: sought Democratic nomination for Mo. House, 1970; sought Democratic nomination for Kansas City Council, 1975; Kansas City Council, 1979-91; mayor of Kansas City, 1991-99; U.S. House of Representatives, 2005-present
Born: Oct. 26, 1944; Waxahachie, Texas
Residence: Kansas City
Religion: Methodist
Family: Wife, Dianne Cleaver; four children
Education: Murray State College (Okla.), attended 1963-64; Prairie View A&M College, B.S. 1972; Saint Paul School of Theology, M.Div. 1974
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 2004 (6th term)
Committee Assignments: Financial Services (Housing and Insurance - Ranking Member; Oversight & Investigations)

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	79,256	51.6
		Jacob Turk (R)	69,071	45.0
		Roy Welborn (LIBERT)	5,308	3.5

2012	general	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	200,290	60.5
		Jacob Turk (R)	122,149	36.9
		Randall Langkraehr (LIBERT)	8,497	2.6
		Andrew Feagle (WRI)	6	0.0
		Andrew Thomas (WRI)	0	0.0

2010	general	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	102,076	53.3
		Jacob Turk (R)	84,578	44.2
		Randall Langkraehr (LIBERT)	3,077	1.6
		Dave Lay (CNSTP)	1,692	0.9

2008	general	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	197,249	64.4
		Jacob Turk (R)	109,166	35.6

2006	general	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	136,149	64.2
		Jacob Turk (R)	68,456	32.3
		Randall Langkraehr (LIBERT)	7,314	3.5

2004	general	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	161,727	55.2
		Jeanne Patterson (R)	123,431	42.1
		Rick Bailie (LIBERT)	5,827	2.0
		Darin Rodenberg (CNSTP)	2,040	0.7

Roll Call Vitals

172nd

on the House Seniority List

Fellow Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay (D) is 122nd.

30th

Missouri is 30th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

12,770

Twitter Followers (@repcleaver)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

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Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.