• 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
05/09/2005 H.R.1884 To suspend temporarily the duty on Beta-cyfluthrin. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1883 To reduce temporarily the duty on Cyfluthrin (Baythroid). 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1882 To suspend temporarily the duty on Alkylketone. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1881 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Acetylbutyrolactone. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1880 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-Dichloroaniline. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1901 To reduce temporarily the duty on Trifloxystrobin. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1900 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Methanol, sodium salt. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1899 To suspend temporarily the duty on Phosphorus Thiochloride. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1897 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Flufenacet (FOE Hydroxy). 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1896 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Fosetyl-Al. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1895 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Iprodione. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1893 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-Chlorobenzyl chloride. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1891 To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1890 To suspend temporarily the duty on Propiconazole. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1889 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Ethoprop. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1888 To suspend temporarily the duty on Spiromesifen. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/04/2005 H.R.1887 To suspend temporarily the duty on Spiroxamine. 05/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 2057
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2881 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals, and for other purposes.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2845 To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.Res.337 Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/08/2017 H.R.2403 Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Res.291 Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
04/27/2017 H.R.1666 To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
04/27/2017 H.R.1135 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/26/2017 H.R.1960 Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.Res.187 Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan. Passed Yea
04/25/2017 H.R.1358 Scientific Integrity Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
04/07/2017 H.R.19 Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
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