Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver is a Democratic incumbent in Missouri's 5th district. $1.3M raised, $1.1M spent, $1.1M cash through Jul 15, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.3M raised
- 64% of receipts came from PACs and other committees ($850K) What this flag means
- $1.1M of the $1.3M raised is still unspent What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,336,738 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,083,483 |
| Cash on hand | $1,142,882 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jul 15, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 82 · 11 terms · votes right of 14% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.45 |
| Votes more conservative than | 14% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 548 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $402K to $930K
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-10.
Assets minus liabilities: between -$5.1M and -$320K Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| C : This investment is managed by The Northern Trust Company Allianz Life Insurance Company ⇒ 10% Bonus Powerdex Elite Annuity | FN | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : Qualified EIF United Methodist Personal Investment Plan ⇒ Fixed Income | OT | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : Qualified EIF C : Rolled Over to Modern Horizons Modern Horizons Rollover IRA ⇒ LPL Tactical Income with Moderate Growth | OT | SP | $50K to $100K |
| D : Qualified EIF United Methodist Personal Investment Plan ⇒ Inflation Protection | OT | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : Qualified EIF United Methodist Personal Investment Plan ⇒ International Equity | OT | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : Qualified EIF United Methodist Personal Investment Plan ⇒ U.S. Equity | OT | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : rollover IRA C : Former John Hancock portfolios and Fidelity were rolled into this new portfolio. New England Life Insurance Company ⇒ B | OT | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Qualified EIF Virtus Funds ⇒ Virtus Income and Growth Fund CL A (AZNAX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Clergy Retirement Security Program | DB | self | none |
| Kansas City Employee Pension Plan | PE | self | none |
| Fidelity ⇒ Fidelity Held in Cash | IH | self | none |
| C : rolled over to Modern Horizons John Hancock IRA ⇒ John Hancock Funds II Multimanager Lifestyle Growth Portfolio Class I (JTGIX) | MF | self | none |
| D : Qualified EIF C : Rolled Over to Modern Horizons John Hancock IRA ⇒ John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Managed Volatility Growth Port | MF | self | none |
| D : Qualified EIF C : Rolled account to Modern Horizons John Hancock Simple IRA ⇒ John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Managed Volatility G | MF | self | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| JT Liberty Bank November 2008 Mortgage on Personal Residence | $250K to $500K |
| JT Bank of America April 2009 Personal Liability | $1.0M to $5.0M |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Wespath United Methodist Personal Investment Plan RMD | $6,429 |
| Wespath Defined Benefit Clergy Retirement Security Program RMD | $8,851 |
| UMC Benefit Board Inc. defined benefit plan from job before Congress | $50K |
| Kansas City Pension Plan pension | $29K |
Outside positions: Board Member Jazz District Renaissance Corporation; Board Member Jazz District Redevelopment Corporation
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention4,434 views in 30 days
Share of views in this race
| Candidate | Views, 30 days | Share of the candidates with an article |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Cleaver | 4,434 | 76% |
| Rick Brattin | 1,393 | 24% |
Reported Page views of Emanuel Cleaver on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $486,832 | 36.4% |
| PACs and other committees | $849,891 | 63.6% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $15 | 0.0% |
This raceMO-05, rank #1 of 2
Emanuel Cleaver ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jul 15, 2026. FEC ID H4MO05234, committee C00395848. Filed with the FEC as Emanuel Cleaver II. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.