Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 10/27/1944 Birthplace: Waxahachie, TX District: represents MO-05 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Methodist Education: MDiv, Saint Paul School of Theology, 1974 BS, Sociology, Prairie View A & M University. Last elected in 2006 receiving 136,149 (64.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $248,140 (#509) Spent 81% (#231) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 50% (#285) From PACs 50% (#199) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 26 (#226) Total cost $36,078,000 (#273) Received 25 (#226) Total cost $38,302,300 (#206) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 48% left-wing (#371) Predictable 97% (#130) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 4 times (#303) Avg. length 830 words (#267) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 619 (#383) Introduced 59 (#276) Debated 2 (#443) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) Public Citizen 50% (5/10 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Mike White $11,500 from May 10, 2004 to March 20, 2008 2 Albert Riederer $10,850 from February 19, 2004 to March 20, 2008 3 Paul Debruce $10,800 from March 25, 2004 to March 26, 2007 4 Gordon Beaham $10,200 from September 29, 2004 to June 2, 2007 5 Landon Rowland $10,100 from March 31, 2004 to November 7, 2006 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $156,223 2 Retired $77,658 3 Blackwell Sanders $50,795 4 Lathrop Gage $27,784 5 Nutter Co $23,000 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $5,000 2 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International $5,000 3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $4,000 4 Mr. Steve Hall - The American Council Of Engineering Companies $3,000 5 Daniel Cohen - American Association For Justice $2,500 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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Also known as: 400639 (GovTrack), N00026790 (OpenSecrets), C001061 (Congressional Bio), 20517 (ICPSR), 39507 (Vote Smart), H4MO05234 (FEC)