Politician
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat · Missouri · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4MO05234
Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat) raised $1.8M for the 2026 Missouri 5th District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $235K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.8M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
68%
$3.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$251K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
68% of Emanuel Cleaver's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri 5th District | $1.8M | 59% | $235K / $0 | $15K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Missouri 5th District | $1.4M | 67% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Missouri 5th District | $1.2M | 77% | $13K / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Missouri 5th District | $1.4M | 72% | $4K / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.8MTrade group $789KUnion $650KMembership $249KOther $226KLeadership PAC $131KSuper PAC $21K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$33K
- National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$28K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$23K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Political Action CommitteeCorporate$12K
- American Council of Life Insurers Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- Hallmark Cards, Inc. PAC (Hallpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Ab PACfor $235K
- Black/Brown PACfor $13K
- National Association of Home Buildersfor $4K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 18 key votes where Emanuel Cleaver had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (39%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $717K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $154K– | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $154K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $195K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $717K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Present |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$750K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $750K | Present |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $750K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Present |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $100K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $717K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Present |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Present |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Present |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $60K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$100K$750K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $100K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $717K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Emanuel Cleaver's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
E. GarrettFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff-Rep. Robin Kelly; Policy Dir./Political Advisor to VP Joespeh Biden for 2012 Obama/Biden Campaign; Policy Dir.-Cong. Black Caucus/Rep. Emanuel…
Now lobbies for Charter Communications INC., Bank Of America Corporation, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America, Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries and 4 more · via Empire Consulting Group
Sudafi HenryFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director for Rep. Major Owens; Legislative Director for Rep. Emanuel Cleaver; Counsel & Sr. Policy Advisor for Rep. Steny Hoyer; Asst. and Dir. o…
Now lobbies for Altria Client Services LLC, Unitedhealth Group, INC., Meta Platforms, INC., Pfizer, INC. and 2 more · via Thegroup Dc, LLC
Phillip ScagliaFormer congressional staff
I.O.C. US Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-5) 2005 - 2008
Now lobbies for L-S Commercial Real Estate, Company · via Strategic Congressional And Governmental Solutions, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Emanuel Cleaver's 2026 campaign?
- Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat) raised $1.8M for the 2026 Missouri 5th District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $235K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Emanuel Cleaver?
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC) ($13K), Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($13K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($13K), Hallmark Cards, Inc. PAC (Hallpac) ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Emanuel Cleaver's race?
- Ab PAC ($235K for) in 2026.
- How much has Emanuel Cleaver raised across elections?
- $1.8M in 2026 (Missouri 5th District), $1.4M in 2024 (Missouri 5th District), $1.2M in 2022 (Missouri 5th District), $1.4M in 2020 (Missouri 5th District).