• CLEAVER, EMANUEL II
Experience: House: District 5, 2005-Present
Home State: Missouri
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $749,057Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Emanuel Cleaver II
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Dianne; 4 Children: Emanuel III, Emil, Evan, Marissa
    Birth Date: 10/26/1944
    Birth Place: Waxahachie, TX
    Home City: Kansas City, MO
    Religion: United Methodist (UMC)

Education

    MDV, Saint Paul School of Theology, 1974
    BS, Sociology, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1972

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2004-present
    Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri, 1991-1999
    Member, City Council, Kansas City, Missouri, 1979-1991

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Former Chair, Planning and Zoning Committee, Kansas City

Professional Experience

    Founder, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Kansas City Chapter
    Senior Pastor, Saint James United Methodist Church, 1969-2005
    Host, Under the Clock, KCUR Radio, 2000-2004
    Founder, Harmony in a World of Difference, 1991

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Chair, American Jazz Museum
    Former Board Member, Brush Creek Community Partners
    President, National Black Conference of Mayors
    Former Board Member, Saint Luke's Hospital
    Former Member, United States Conference of Mayors
    Former Board Member, University of Missouri, Kansas City
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 117
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/21/2016 H.Res.696 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding jazz heritage in the United States. 04/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/14/2015 H.R.2301 To designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as the "Harry S. Truman Union Station". 05/14/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
12/18/2014 H.R.5865 CAM Act of 2014 12/18/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
12/16/2014 H.R.5888 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Westport Road in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Nutterville Post Office Building". 12/16/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
12/08/2014 H.R.4489 World War I Memorial Act of 2014 12/08/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.  (All Actions)
07/17/2014 H.R.5144 EASY Voting Act 07/17/2014 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
05/12/2014 H.R.4638 To designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as the "Harry S. Truman Union Station". 05/12/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
04/26/2013 H.R.1666 Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act 04/26/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/10/2013 H.R.1454 To make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes. 04/10/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
07/20/2012 H.R.6157 Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act 07/20/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/25/2012 H.Res.702 Recognizing Major League Baseball as an important part of the cultural history of American society, celebrating the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and honoring Kansas City, Missouri, as the host city of the 83rd All-Star Game. 06/25/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
06/25/2012 H.Res.701 Recognizing the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to both baseball and the Nation. 06/25/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5592 To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing beta-cyfluthrin. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5591 To modify and extend the temporary reduction of duty on beta-cyfluthrin. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4673 To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Trifloxystrobin and Propiconazole. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4672 To reduce temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Spirotetramat. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4671 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain mixtures containing Trifloxystrobin. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4670 To reduce temporarily the duty on mixtures contaning Trifloxystrobin and Prothioconazole. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4669 To modify and extend the temporary reduction of duty on ß-cyfluthrin. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4668 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Cyfluthrin. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 2057
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
11/17/2014 H.R.4675 Kerry Rose Fire Sprinkler Notification Act
09/26/2014 H.R.5407 TIP Act of 2014
09/18/2014 H.R.5655 Creating American Prosperity through Preservation Act
09/18/2014 H.Res.707 Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.
09/18/2014 H.R.2821 American Jobs Act of 2013
09/17/2014 H.Res.730 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
09/11/2014 H.R.5459 To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson.
09/16/2014 H.R.5467 Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act
09/16/2014 H.R.4119 West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
09/12/2014 H.R.5363 Water in the 21st Century Act
09/08/2014 H.Res.701 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.
08/01/2014 H.Res.699 Welcoming African leaders to the first United States-Africa Leaders' Summit and African trade ministers to the 13th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
08/01/2014 H.R.5207 John P. Parker House Study Act
07/31/2014 H.R.5387 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14373 Manchester Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office".
07/30/2014 H.Res.281 Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
07/29/2014 H.R.445 National Heritage Area Act of 2013
07/24/2014 H.Res.684 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the life of Maya Angelou.
07/18/2014 H.Res.674 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that sedentary lifestyles are a public health issue and supporting the designation of a National Get Vertical Day to recognize the importance of preventing physical inactivity and encouraging adults to live physically active lifestyles.
07/16/2014 H.Res.671 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
07/14/2014 H.R.5104 Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014
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