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CLEAVER, Emanuel, II

CLEAVER, Emanuel, II
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CLEAVER, Emanuel, II
1944–

Office

Representative

State/Territory

Missouri

Party

Democrat

Congress(es)

109th (2005–2007), 110th (2007–2009), 111th (2009–2011), 112th (2011–2013), 113th (2013–2015), 114th (2015–2017), 115th (2017–2019), 116th (2019–2021), 117th (2021–2023), 118th (2023–2025), 119th (2025–2027)

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Concise Biography

CLEAVER, Emanuel, II, a Representative from Missouri; born in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Tex., October 26, 1944; graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, Wichita Falls, Tex., 1963; B.S., Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Tex., 1972; M.Div., St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, Mo., 1974; pastor; radio show host; member of the Kansas City, Mo. city council, 1979-1991; Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-1999; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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Bibliography / Further Reading

"Emanuel Cleaver II" in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2008.

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Committee Assignments & Leadership

Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Financial Services
[2001-Present]
107th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Banking and Financial Services)
109th (2005–2007) – 119th (2025–2027)
109th (2005–2007) –
119th (2025–2027)
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
[2007–2011]
110th and 111th Congresses
110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011)
110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011)
Homeland Security
[2005-Present]
109th Congress-Present
111th (2009–2011);
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
111th (2009–2011);
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
[2019-2021]
116th Congress
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)

Committee & Subcommittee Chair

Committee Subcommittee Congresses Congresses
Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy
116th (2019–2021)
116th (2019–2021)
Financial Services Housing, Community Development, and Insurance
117th (2021–2023)
117th (2021–2023)
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Related Links

Related Links

Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov