• 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
12/13/2007 H.R.4588 To suspend temporarily the duty on Spirotetramat. 12/13/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/13/2007 H.R.4587 To suspend temporarily the duty on Olympus WG70. 12/13/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/30/2007 H.R.3572 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building". 11/30/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-131. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/23/2007 H.R.3634 STEP Act 10/23/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
05/21/2007 H.Res.53 Recognizing the life of Lamar Hunt and his outstanding contributions to the Kansas City Chiefs, the National Football League, and the United States. 05/21/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/17/2007 H.Con.Res.114 Encouraging recognition of February 13th of each year for the founding for the Negro Leagues in Kansas City, Missouri. 04/17/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/07/2007 H.Con.Res.84 Encouraging recognition of February 13th of each year for the founding for the Negro Leagues in Kansas City, Missouri. 03/07/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/01/2007 H.Res.118 Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue. 03/01/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
01/05/2007 H.R.277 Congress Leads by Example through Alt-fuel Resources Act 01/05/2007 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
07/10/2006 H.R.5747 To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special adjustment of status to certain aliens currently in the United States who are married to United States citizens and parents of a United States citizen child. 07/10/2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/23/2006 H.Res.879 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of the House of Representatives should use alternative fuel vehicles in their professional and personal lives. 06/23/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/10/2006 H.R.5338 CLEAR Act 05/10/2006 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
10/31/2005 H.Con.Res.277 Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. 10/31/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.  (All Actions)
09/15/2005 H.Con.Res.240 Supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encouraging all Americans to observe that day. 09/15/2005 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/11/2005 H.Res.347 Condemning the Government of Mexico for printing and distributing blatantly racist postage stamps and urging Mexican President Vincente Fox to immediately cease printing and distributing the postage stamps and recall from circulation those postage stamps currently on the market. 07/11/2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
06/06/2005 H.Res.259 Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue. 06/06/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1894 To suspend temporarily the duty on NaHP. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1892 To suspend temporarily the duty on Oxadiazon. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1886 To suspend temporarily the duty on cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1885 To suspend temporarily the duty on Deltamethrin. 05/09/2005 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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