How much does Emanuel Cleaver spend on office expenses?

Emanuel Cleaver has spent $1,813,247 in taxpayer-funded office expenses year-to-date (through Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025), including staff compensation, rent and utilities, travel, and other services. The full breakdown with top vendor recipients is available on this profile's Finance tab.

Where does Emanuel Cleaver's office budget money go?

The Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) covers official office operations. The largest categories are Staff Compensation (84.8%) and Rent & Utilities (8.7%). All spending is publicly reported through the House Statement of Disbursements.

How did Emanuel Cleaver win their last election?

Emanuel Cleaver won the 2024 general election with 60.2% of the vote (199,900 votes), winning by a margin of 23.8 points against 2 opponents.

When is Emanuel Cleaver up for re-election?

Emanuel Cleaver is up for re-election in 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026. Their current term ends January 3, 2027. They have served 11 terms in this office. All 435 House seats are up every two years.

What is Emanuel Cleaver's current election status?

Emanuel Cleaver's current term ends January 3, 2027. They are up for re-election on November 3, 2026. House members serve two-year terms and face election every cycle.

How much campaign money has Emanuel Cleaver raised?

According to FEC filings, Emanuel Cleaver has raised $684,690 in campaign funds, spent $619,000, and has $955,317 cash on hand.

What is the difference between campaign funds and office spending?

Campaign funds are raised from donors for election purposes and regulated by the FEC. Office spending (MRA) is a separate taxpayer-funded budget allocated to each House member for staff salaries, rent, travel, and official duties. The two cannot be mixed — campaign money cannot pay for official expenses and vice versa.

Emanuel Cleaver

Democrat U.S. House • Missouri 05 · Missouri 05

State: Missouri
Phone: (202) 225-4535
Salary: $174,000/year
Tenure: 21 years, 4 months

3037

Recorded Votes

179

Became Law

Bills Sponsored

Call Office All Representatives

Next Election On the November 3, 2026 Ballot

Term ends: January 3, 2027 Last won: 2024 (60.2%, +23.8pt) Terms served: 11 Term length: 2 years

Emanuel Cleaver is a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 5th District in the 111th Congress (2009–2011). Now in their 11th term, they have cast 3037 recorded votes, seen 179 measures become law, and sponsored 9 bills. They won their 2024 election with 60.2% of the vote, a 23.8-point margin. Their office has spent $1,813,247 in taxpayer-funded expenses this period. Up for re-election November 2026.

3037 Votes 179 Laws 9 Bills Sponsored 60.2% 2024 Win 11 Terms 2026 Re-election

How congressional sessions work

Each numbered Congress spans two calendar years and is divided into two sessions: the first session (odd-numbered year, e.g., 2009) and the second session (even-numbered year, e.g., 2010). Modern Congresses begin on January 3 of odd-numbered years and end on January 3 two years later, unless a law sets a different date. The House is elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms staggered so that roughly one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

111-hres806 2009-10-07 House

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1035, with an amendment.

House Floor Vote Yea

111-hres805 2009-10-07 House

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Committee Yea

111-hres799 2009-10-06 House

Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Committee Yea

111-hres795 2009-10-01 House

Honoring the people of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Flight 93 Ambassadors for their efforts in creating the Flight 93 temporary memorial and encouraging the completion of the National Park Service Flight 93 National Memorial by the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001.

House Floor Vote Yea

111-hres701 2009-07-30 House

To recognize the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious ecosystem.

Committee Yea

111-hres707 2009-07-31 House

A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 18, 2009, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

Committee Yea

111-hres788 2009-09-30 House

Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3183) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Committee Yea

111-hres692 2009-07-29 House

Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month.

Introduced Yea

111-hconres151 2009-06-12 House

Expressing the sense of Congress that China release democratic activist Liu Xiaobo from imprisonment.

Committee Yea

111-hres517 2009-06-08 House

Congratulating the University of Washington women's softball team for winning the 2009 Women's College World Series.

Committee Yea

111-hres487 2009-05-21 House

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the State News at Michigan State University.

House Floor Vote Yea

111-hr2442 2009-05-14 House

Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009

Committee Yea

111-hr1771 2009-03-26 House

Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2009

Committee Yea

111-hr1053 2009-02-12 House

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2009

Became Law Yea

111-hr905 2009-02-04 House

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act

Committee Yea

111-hres16 2009-01-06 House

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.

Committee Yea

111-hres772 2009-09-24 House

Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2918) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Committee Yea

111-hr3631 2009-09-23 House

Medicare Premium Fairness Act

Committee Yea

111-hres766 2009-09-23 House

Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Committee Yea

111-hconres163 2009-07-08 House

Expressing support for designation of September 23, 2009, as "National Job Corps Day".

Committee Yea

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What The Facts Score

Measured from public voting records, Census district demographics, and CRS bill data. Not an editorial judgment — the same formula applies to every member regardless of party.

District Disconnect

Institutional Tilt

Sponsor Contradiction

100

Ghost Voting

Anomaly Complicity

Did You Know?

sponsor contradiction

Emanuel Cleaver co-sponsors Energy legislation but voted No on 111-hr4715, which covers the same subject area.

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Institutional Tilt

111-hres28
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hconres321
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hres154
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hres1682
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hconres293
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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Sponsor Contradiction

111-hr4715 — Clean Estuaries Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Energy bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hr3183 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 NO
Sponsors Technology bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hr2 — Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 NO
Sponsors Justice bills but voted NO on this one

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111-hr3534 — Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Energy bills but voted NO on this one

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111-hr2868 — Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Defense bills but voted NO on this one

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Methodology: The WTF Score is computed from five equally-party-neutral pillars: District Disconnect (30%), Institutional Tilt (25%), Sponsor Contradiction (20%), Ghost Voting (15%), and Anomaly Complicity (10%). Each uses only public government data. Full methodology →

Sources: Congress.gov · Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · Legislative Dossier on The Honest Copy