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At a Glance
Seat
Representative for Missouri District 5
Born
October 26, 1944
Age 81
Phone
(202) 225-4535
Office
2217 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Missouri District 5

Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver II is an American politician and United Methodist pastor serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 51st mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, from 1991 to 1999, becoming the first Black person to hold that role.

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Voting Record — 536
Yes39%
No55%
Present0%
Not Voting5%
Party align99%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 5

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Emanuel Cleaver
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMissouri District 5
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Emanuel's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 19 sponsored · 192 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

“The extra investments pledged under the trade deal would come from private companies, which Brussels conceded it has no power to control.” Meanwhile, American consumers and small businesses will now see import taxes rise from 2.5% to 15% due to tariffs. www.politico.eu/article/eus-...
We should be incredibly skeptical when Trump announces big investment promises as part of his trade deals — when China promised to buy more US imports in Trump’s first term, they didn’t even meet baseline levels.
Had the opportunity to tour one of Urban Neighborhood Initiative's first completed homes in a 100-home pilot program I proudly championed with $4M in federal funding. This is what investing in underserved communities looks like-turning empty lots into opportunity, equity, & generational stability.
A 15 to 20% tariff tax on American consumers and small businesses will only ensure higher costs for families and slower economic growth for our communities at a time when Missourians are already struggling to stay afloat. Families need relief, not more taxes!
The figures are significant because they represent a major increase from the 10% baseline tariff Trump announced in April of this year.
Earlier this month, I joined over 150 lawmakers to call on the Administration to release the education funding they were illegally withholding from students, schools, and teachers across the country. While this doesn’t undo all the damage already done, it’s a step in the right direction.
The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.
“The megabill recently passed by Congressional Republicans is expected to strip at least 130,000 Missourians of coverage over the next decade” Rather than lowering costs for families, Republicans are ripping healthcare away from vulnerable Missourians. www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
I’ll say it plainly: -The Postal Service should NEVER be privatized -No zip code should be left behind -No corporation should profit off our access to information or needed medications
Today, USPS still delivers vital medications, paychecks, and Social Security benefits to millions. And in 2020, it helped preserve our democracy, delivering over 135 million ballots during a pandemic.
Before the Constitution was ratified, we had the post office. It’s how we sent abolitionist newspapers, delivered voting ballots, and connected the furthest parts of America. It’s never been just about letters, it’s always been about access.
The U.S. Postal Service is 250 years old today. That’s 2.5 centuries of public service – connecting people, communities, and democracy. And it’s still one of the most beloved institutions in the country.
Trump wants to criminalize and institutionalize the unhoused while slashing funding for housing, mental health care, and veterans’ services. You don’t get to gut the social safety net AND cage the fallout. This executive order is just cruelty masquerading as policy.
President Trump has signed an executive order making it easier for local jurisdictions to remove homeless people from the streets. Advocates for the homeless have condemned the move, with some saying it will make homelessness worse for communities.
Idk who needs to hear this, but the President should not be reshaping the media landscape to serve his political ends. The FCC greenlighting a merger that hands even more media power to a Trump-aligned executive isn’t policy, it’s propaganda by design. Democracy suffers when power dictates the press
FCC Chair Brendan Carr: "President Trump is fundamentally reshaping the media landscape, and the way he's doing that is when he ran for election he ran directly at these legal broadcast media outlets. For years government officials allowed those entities to dictate the political narrative."
The people in Gaza are starving to death. The humanitarian crisis is not easing – it’s accelerating. Every delay in aid is a death sentence. The world cannot look away: Israel has an obligation to provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians. apnews.com/article/gaza...
According to the nonpartisan CBO, GOP's Big Ugly Bill makes the largest cuts to Medicaid & SNAP in history to fund more tax breaks for the wealthiest 1%, while still adding $3.4T to the national debt. The largest redistribution of wealth from working class families to the wealthy in history.
Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut Kicks 10 million off health insurance Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
This week, I had the honor of introducing KCPD Chief Graves to the Homeland Security Committee, followed by a sit down to discuss investments in local law enforcement, World Cup security efforts, & how we can work together to strengthen public safety.
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Voting History
536 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-02-10H.R. 692 (119th)Fast-track passageNOT_VOTINGYESPassed
2025-02-07H.R. 26 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-07H.R. 26 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-02-06H.R. 27 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-06H.R. 27 (119th)Approve amendmentYESYESFailed
2025-02-05H. Res. 93 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-02-05H. Res. 93 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-02-05H.R. 776 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-04H.R. 43 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 21 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 21 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-23H.R. 471 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 375 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-22S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-22H.R. 165 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-22H. Res. 53 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-01-22H. Res. 53 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-01-22H.R. 187 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-21H.R. 186 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-15H.R. 33 (119th)Final passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-15H.R. 144 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-15H.R. 164 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-14H.R. 153 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 152 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-13H.R. 192 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-09H.R. 23 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-07H.R. 29 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Motion to Commit with InstructionsYESYESFailed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)End debate nowNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-01-03Election of the SpeakerNOT_VOTINGJohnson (LA)
2025-01-03Call by StatesPRESENTPassed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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