Emanuel Cleaver
| Emanuel Cleaver | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Karen McCarthy |
| 51st Mayor of Kansas City | |
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In office 1991–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Berkley |
| Succeeded by | Kay Barnes |
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Emanuel Cleaver II October 26, 1944 Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dianne Cleaver |
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Prairie View A&M University St. Paul School of Theology |
| Religion | Methodism |
Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor, American politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Cleaver currently represents Missouri's 5th congressional district, where he's served since 2005. The district includes the southern three-fourths of Kansas City, including all of the city south of the Missouri River, as well as the more rural counties of Lafayette, Ray, and Saline east of Jackson. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and in January 2010, Cleaver became chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Cleaver previously served on the Kansas City Council from 1979 to 1991, until he was elected Mayor, serving from 1991 to 1999. In 2004, Cleaver was elected to represent Missouri's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Cleaver was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Marie (née McKnight) and Lucky G. Cleaver. He grew up in public housing in Wichita Falls, Texas. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University where he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Cleaver then moved to Kansas City where he founded a branch of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and received a Master of Divinity degree from St. Paul School of Theology.
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