District: Missouri - 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 Born: October 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 Elected: 2004 Committee Assignments: Financial Services (Housing and Insurance - Ranking Member; Oversight & Investigations) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 80th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 25,104 followers State Clout: Missouri is 30th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
