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Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO)


Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: 5
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Democratic



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Diane
4 Children: Emanuel III, Emil, Evan, Marissa.
Birth Date: 10/27/1944
Birthplace: Waxahachie, TX
Home City: Kansas City, MO
Religion: Methodist

Education:
MDiv, Saint Paul School of Theology, 1974
BS, Sociology, Prairie View A & M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University.

Professional Experience:
Senior Pastor, Saint James United Methodist Church, 1969-present
Host, Under the Clock, KCUR Radio, 2000-2004
Founder, Harmony in a World of Difference, 1991
Founder, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Kansas City Chapter
Ordained Methodist Minister.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2005-present
Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri, 1991-1999
Member, President-Elect Bill Clinton's Transition Team, 1992
City Council, Kansas City, Missouri, 1979-1991
Mayor Pro Tempore.


Organizations:
Past Chair, American Jazz Museum
Past Board Member, Brush Creek Community Partners
President, National Black Conference of Mayors
Board, Saint Luke's Hospital
Member, United States Conference of Mayors
Past Board Member, University of Missouri-Kansas City Trustees.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Past Chair, Planning and Zoning Committee.

Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Homeland Security, Member
Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Member
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Member
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Member




Photo for Representative Emanuel  Cleaver, II (MO)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://www.house.gov/cleaver/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://www.house.gov/cleaver/C ...

Washington, D.C. Address
1027 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4535
Fax: 202-225-4403
District Address
211 West Maple Avenue
Independence, MO 64050
Phone: 816-833-4545
Fax: 816-833-2991
District Address
101 West 31 Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-842-4545
Fax: 816-471-5215
Key Staff Address
Phil Scaglia
Chief of Staff
1641 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4535
Phone: 816-842-4545
Fax: 202-225-4403
Fax: 816-471-5215
phil.scaglia@mail.house.gov
Key Staff Address
Joyce Elkins
Scheduler
1641 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4535
Phone: 816-842-4545
Fax: 202-225-4403
Fax: 816-471-5215
joyce.elkins@mail.house.gov
Key Staff Address
Danny Rotert
Communications Director
1641 Longworth House Office Building
NA
Phone: 202-225-4535
Phone: 816-842-4545
Fax: 202-225-4403
Fax: 816-471-5215
danny.rotert@mail.house.gov





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