[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Emanuel Cleaver

Democratic · Representative, MO ·5

Score Components

27 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

20 → 5

Contradiction Risk 25%

64 → 16

Intelligence Volume 10%

60 → 6

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid coverage (district residents): 159,359 (including 79,000 children and 15,000 seniors)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 11.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American alone (non-Hispanic): 21.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone (non-Hispanic): 58.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 14.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Amendment 3: Abortion Rights (2024) — passed, margin 51.6% Yes - 48.4% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Amendment 1: Allow Legislature to Increase Minimum Funding for Police Force (2022) — passed, margin 63% Yes - 37% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Amendment 3: Recreational Marijuana Legalization (2022) — passed, margin 53% Yes - 47% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 9)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 13)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 17)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Ford Motor Company (Kansas City Assembly Plant) (7200 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Children's Mercy Kansas City (8000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: HCA Midwest Health (Research Medical Center, etc.) (9000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hallmark Cards Inc. (20000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Saint Luke's Health System (14000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Missouri's 5th Congressional District encompasses most of Jackson County, including Kansas City and its southern suburbs (Raytown, Lee's Summit, Grandview). With a population of approximately 772,000, the district has a Cook PVI of D+25 and is the most Democratic district in Missouri. It is 61% White, 22% Black, and

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Voted nay on S. 365 (Budget Control Act of 2011 (debt ceiling deal with spending cuts)) on 2011-08-02: Cleaver broke with Democratic leadership to vote against the 2011 debt ceiling deal, famously calling it a 'sugar-coated Satan sandwich' and a 'Satan sandwich on unleavened bread.' He opposed it for cutting programs for the poor and elderly without raising

primary · 2011-08-02

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (2026 Farm Bill)	nay_unverified	2026-04-30	aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump's 2025 budget reconciliation bill)	nay	2025-07-03	mixed
House Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution (reconciliation framework enabling cuts	nay	2025-02-26	aligned
Laken Riley Act (2025 version)	nay_unverified	2025-01-07	misaligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion in Ukraine	yea	2024-04-20	mixed
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (omnibus $26.38B package)	yea_unverified	2024-04-20	mixed
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (standalone $17.6B bill)	nay	2024-02-06	deviating
Condemning antisemitism and stating that anti-Zionism is antisemitism	abstain_unverified	2023-12-05	mixed
Disapproving the D.C. Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (congressional	nay	2023-02-09	deviating
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ~$9 billi	yea	2021-11-05	aligned
For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1 under 117th Congress)	yea	2021-03-03	mixed
Budget Control Act of 2011 (debt ceiling deal with spending cuts)	nay	2011-08-02	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "On July 3, 2025, Cleaver voted against H.R. 1, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.' He told NOTUS: 'It was never tempting to vote for the bill,' citing i"

Vote: on "On July 11, 2025 — just eight days later — Cleaver and Rep. Sharice Davids issued a joint press rele"

Cleaver voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill and publicly called it an unacceptable vehicle for tax cuts and safety-net reductions, yet one week later issued a joint press release celebrating the $625 million in World Cup security funds that were

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Cleaver's 2024 campaign platform and official biography emphasize populist economic justice themes: he touts 'fighting for economic equity,' expanding"

Vote: on "In a May 2012 report, the Kansas City Star revealed that while Cleaver championed financial reform a"

Cleaver's public platform emphasizes economic justice, consumer financial protection, and affordable housing advocacy, while his personal financial history — including a decade-long default on a $1.3 million SBA-guaranteed loan and congressional wage

Last silence detection: Never

Personal debt and financial oversight — Bank of America car wash loan while sitting on Financial Services Committee

5142d silent

Expected position: As a member of the House Financial Services Committee and ranking member of its Housing and Insurance Subcommittee — with jurisdiction over banking, lending, and consumer financial

Institutional investor home purchases — skepticism about banning Blackstone from single-family market

106d silent

Expected position: As the lead Democrat on the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee and a self-described champion of affordable housing, Cleaver would be expected to hold a public hearing, issue a detai

No donor interests mapped

No constituency baseline modelled

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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