1. Emanuel Cleaver II was born on October 26,1944 and is a United Methodist pastor and American politician who has represented in the US House of Representatives since 2005.
16 Facts About Emanuel Cleaver
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Emanuel Cleaver was previously the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1991 to 1999, the first black person to serve in the role.
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Emanuel Cleaver is a member of the Democratic Party, and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 2011 to 2013.
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Emanuel Cleaver II was born on October 26,1944, in Waxahachie, Texas.
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Emanuel Cleaver grew up in public housing in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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Emanuel Cleaver then moved to Kansas City, Missouri, 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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Emanuel Cleaver was the pastor at the St James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1972 to 2009.
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Emanuel Cleaver served as a Kansas City councilman from 1979 to 1991 and as mayor of Kansas City from 1991 until 1999.
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Emanuel Cleaver is a cousin of exiled Kansas City Black Panther leader Pete O'Neal.
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In 1997, Emanuel Cleaver unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a pardon for O'Neal from President Bill Clinton.
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Emanuel Cleaver is a cousin of the late Eldridge Emanuel Cleaver, another prominent figure in the Black Panther Party.
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Emanuel Cleaver has been recognized as "not shy about earmarks" and has brought many federal tax dollars back to Kansas City.
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On December 18,2019, Emanuel Cleaver voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and is one of only two Missouri House members to do so, along with Lacy Clay.
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Emanuel Cleaver was in Washington DC at the time and no staff members were present during the attack.
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Emanuel Cleaver voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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In June 2023, Emanuel Cleaver officiated the wedding of fellow Democratic Congressman and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.