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Emanuel Cleaver

U.S. Representative, Missouri 5th Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Missouri 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Missouri Secretary of State — Certification of Candidates and Party Emblems, November 3, 2026 General Election · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (1)
  • Missouri Secretary of State — Certification of Candidates and Party Emblems, November 3, 2026 General Election (certified August 25, 2026): U.S. Representative, District 5 — 'Emanuel Cleaver, II', Democratic
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The District

What Missouri 5th Congressional District covers

Covers parts of Jackson County and Clay County.

Includes Kansas City (part), Lee's Summit (part), Independence (part), Grandview, Raytown, Gladstone, Blue Springs (part), Sugar Creek (part), Greenwood (part), North Kansas City, Unity Village, Claycomo (part) and 8 more.

Map of Missouri 5th Congressional District with 609 precincts

609 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20)

Results

Certified results for Missouri 5th Congressional District

U.S. Representative District 5

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Emanuel Cleaver II105,58877.8%
Ryan Derks26,77019.7%
Robin Dominick3,2922.4%

Official — Missouri Secretary of State, Official Results as certified by the Board of State Canvassers · Missouri Secretary of State — Official Results by County

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Missouri 5th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as C001061. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — did not vote

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.4540 over 548 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$1,349,316cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$1,142,882cycle to date through Jul 15
Spent
$1,156,434cycle to date through Jul 15
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jul 15
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Powerful Performance Solutions Llc$442,946.57
  • Dccc$25,000.00
  • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation$15,500.00
  • Didah Llc$9,500.00
  • Big T Tent Rental & Sales$9,088.95

Campaign finance — Cleaver For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Cleaver For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

    Raised $1,349,316.01 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,156,434.07 · cash on hand $1,142,881.58 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $494,410.09 (37%); PACs and other political committees $854,891.11 (63%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $14.81 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): direct mail $446,182.64; digital $134,074.00; other $122,158.96; media and advertising $20,427.00; fundraising $9,500.00.

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Emanuel

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $3,500–$4,800 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads — CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS). 9 ads since Nov 2024; $3,500–$4,800 (Google creative spend ranges).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $234,888 supporting, $0 opposing, across 4 reports.

  • AB PACSupporting · $234,888

    4 reports, newest Oct 5, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I've been told from people all around the country that what they're hearing is that they will come up with something else.”
Cleaver, Brattin react to court ruling on Missouri 5th District mapSep 10, 2026 · Press · KCTV5 · source
“It's a relief, but we've got to erase this and start putting out some messages to the world that we are a growing city... and that we are, in fact, just furthering our belief that this is the Paris of the Plains”
Cleaver, Brattin react to court ruling on Missouri 5th District mapSep 10, 2026 · Press · KCTV5 · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://cleaverforcongress.com/ captured 2026-09-24T21:25:14Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://cleaverforcongress.com/

    Source: FEC C00395848 CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS; campaign headquarters noted in press

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Missouri 5th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Missouri 5th District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Emanuel Cleaver, II" (Democrat) on the MO official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · MO official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Biodiesel Coalition of Missouri, Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation (F/K/A National Biodiesel Foundation), Farm Credit Services of America, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, Iowa Biodiesel Board, Iowa Biotechnology Association, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Kansas Corn Growers Association, Kansas Soybean Commission, Minnesota Biofuels Association, Missouri Corn Growers Association, North Dakota Ethanol Council, Nebraska Corn Board, Renew Kansas, Renewable Fuels Foundation, Renewable Fuels Nebraska, South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association, and Wisconsin Biofuels Association

    Des Moines, IA, 8/17/2026 to 8/20/2026. Original filing, filed by Kenneth Anderson.

    Aug 17, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Foundation for Rural Service, South Dakota Telecommunications Association, Nebraska Telecommunications Association, and Iowa Telecommunications Association

    Sioux Falls, SD, Flandreau, SD, Le Mars, IA, 8/11/2026 to 8/14/2026. Original filing, filed by Devin Kelsey.

    Aug 11, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute

    Lexington, KY, 8/2/2026 to 8/5/2026. Original filing, filed by Christina Mahoney.

    Aug 2, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    New York, NY, 4/7/2026 to 4/10/2026. Original filing, filed by Alexander Ndikum.

    Apr 7, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Foundation for Rural Service and New Mexico Exchange Carrier Group

    Las Cruces, NM, Roswell, NM, Mescaleros, NM, 8/12/2025 to 8/15/2025. Original filing, filed by Devin Kelsey.

    Aug 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Black Caucus Institute

    Tunica, MI, 8/7/2025 to 8/10/2025. Original filing, filed by Emanuel Cleaver.

    Aug 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — J Street Education Fund

    Israel, 7/12/2024 to 7/19/2024. Original filing, filed by Christina Mahoney.

    Jul 12, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Rebuilding Alliance

    Israel, Jordan, 2/16/2024 to 2/25/2024. Original filing, filed by Lester Spencer.

    Feb 16, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Pew Charitable Trusts and the Joyce Foundation

    Charlottesville, VA, 10/20/2023 to 10/21/2023. Original filing, filed by Christina Mahoney.

    Oct 20, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, MA, 10/10/2023 to 10/12/2023. Original filing, filed by Lester Spencer.

    Oct 10, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Foundation for Rural Service, Broadband Association of North Dakota, and Minnesota Telecom Alliance

    Grand Forks, ND,, Fargo, ND,, Alexandria, MN, 8/15/2023 to 8/18/2023. Original filing, filed by Devin Kelsey.

    Aug 15, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Black Caucus Institute

    Biloxi, MS, 8/10/2023 to 8/13/2023. Original filing, filed by Emanuel Cleaver.

    Aug 10, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Black Caucus Institute

    Santa Monica, CA, 3/30/2023 to 4/2/2023. Original filing, filed by Emanuel Cleaver.

    Mar 30, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Black Caucus Institute

    Tunica, MS, 8/18/2022 to 8/21/2022. Original filing, filed by Emanuel Cleaver.

    Aug 18, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Consumer Technology Association

    Las Vegas, NV, 1/6/2020 to 1/8/2020. Original filing, filed by Alexander Ndikum.

    Jan 6, 2020 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Aspen Institute

    Kigali, Rwanda, 8/12/2019 to 8/19/2019. Amendment filing, filed by Emanuel Cleaver.

    Aug 12, 2019 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Aspen Institute

    Kigali, Rwanda, 8/12/2019 to 8/19/2019. Original filing, filed by Emanuel Cleaver.

    Aug 12, 2019 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Black Caucus Institute

    Tunica, MS, 8/8/2019 to 8/11/2019. Original filing, filed by Emanuel Cleaver.

    Aug 8, 2019 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · MO-05

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Official

Not on file for Emanuel yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_8j981vktt.

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