Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is an American politician. He is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Cleaver currently represents Missouri's 5th congressional district, where he has served since 2005. The district is mostly part of Kansas City.

Emanuel Cleaver
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Karen McCarthy
51st Mayor of Kansas City
In office 1991–1999
Preceded by	Richard Berkley
Succeeded by	Kay Barnes
Personal details
Born	Emanuel Cleaver II (1944-10-26) October 26, 1944 Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Dianne Cleaver
Education	Prairie View A&M University (BS) Saint Paul School of Theology (MDiv)

Cleaver is a member of the Democratic Party, and in January 2010, he became chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, a position he held until 2019.

Cleaver was on the Kansas City Council from 1979 to 1991, until he was elected Mayor, from 1991 to 1999. In 2004, Cleaver was elected to represent Missouri's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Cleaver was the pastor at the St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri from March 1972 until June 28, 2009.

Emanuel Cleaver Media

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  Cleaver's 110th Congressional session portrait

Other websites

• Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II official U.S. House website
• Emanuel Cleaver for Congress
• Emanuel Cleaver at the Open Directory Project
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission