Emanuel Cleaver

U.S. Representative · MO-5 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.18· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 377 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Cleaver’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

19 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 19 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Cleaver’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Cleaver.

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 28 missed of 674

Voted on 646 of 674 roll calls; missed 28. Lower than 77% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 81 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 451 votes that split the parties. Higher than 69% of House members.

45%100%

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 63% of House members.

0%70%

−0.45

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Cleaver’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 2038 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025Provides housing grants, establishes homebuyer programs, and increases estate tax rates. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · In committee Mar 27, 2025Substantive23k words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.