# Emanuel Cleaver II

Emanuel Cleaver II is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Missouri’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Missouri’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2005-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001061
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MO05234

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001061 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

46% of Cleaver’s statements criticize a policy, 1.7 times the House Democrat average of 28%.

## What II says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,477 classified statements: 2,255 posts on X, 176 press releases, 26 Congressional Record speeches, 20 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | II | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.8% | 6.6% | 105 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 46.5% | 27.5% | 2 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 85.5% | 73.2% | 6 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.1% | 9.8% | 33 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 20.7% | 22.7% | 118 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.8% | 1.9% | 38 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 31% (House Democrats 20%); Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Democrats 20%); Housing and Community Development 14% (House Democrats 5.9%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.01), from 1,489 donors and 6,934 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.1% (96.4%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 489. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1595: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month", and raising awareness and understanding of… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1595
- H.R. 10426: Backlog Justice Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10426
- H.R. 9898: Transportation for Reentry Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9898
- H.R. 9844: CHARTS Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9844
- H.R. 9048: Celiac Safety Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9048
- H.J.Res. 162: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/162
- H.R. 8402: Civics Learning Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8402
- H.R. 8325: Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8325
- H.R. 8296: Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8296
- H.R. 8002: Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8002

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 32% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 63% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2114760381549748510
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2114787460668358989
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2114804814680912014
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Cleaver, Fletcher, Sanders, 111 Colleagues Demand Trump Stop Illegally Blocking Solar for All · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cleaver-fletcher-sanders-111-colleagues-demand-trump-stop-illegally
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2113693446947168435
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2113711045084651843
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2113726890532130976
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2113280467071857050
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2113299227916829002
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCleaver/status/2113314898436616617

## Links

- Official site: https://cleaver.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepCleaver
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emanuelcleaverii
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repcleaver
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repcleaver
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001061

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001061