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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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Emanuel Cleaver, II

Emanuel Cleaver, II

U.S. House · Missouri District 5

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Rick Brattin

Rick Brattin

Running for U.S. House · Missouri District 5

NationalRepublican

Emanuel Cleaver, IICurrent repRick BrattinChallenger

Job fit

Emanuel Cleaver, II

Offices held

  • Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-1999; 1

Other work

  • pastor; 1

Education

  • M.Div., St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, Mo., 1974; 1

Rick Brattin

Offices held

  • elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2020 and 2024. 2
  • served his community as Cass County Auditor 2

Other work

  • Over six years of service, he rose through the ranks to become a sergeant 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Emanuel Cleaver, II

No stated positions on file yet.

Rick Brattin

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Rick supports cutting taxes, slashing regulations, and unleashing American energy, and has fought against tax hikes and reckless federal spending that fuels inflation. 3
  • Guns
    A proud NRA member, Brattin pledges to 'stand firm against any attempt to infringe on our God-given right to keep and bear arms' in Congress, after helping craft Missouri's Second Amendment protections. 3
  • Immigration
    Brattin backs Trump's push to build the wall, fully fund ICE, and deport criminal illegal aliens, saying 'it is a crime to come here illegally... you are therefore a criminal.' 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

Emanuel Cleaver, II

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (3 of 3 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (3 of 3 votes) 4

Rick Brattin

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Emanuel Cleaver, II

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$148Klarge donors$339Kcompanies$349Kindustryassociations$187Klabor unions$111KOther kinds ofdonors$178K$1.4M raised
$148,1375Small individual donors
$338,6955Large individual donors

Rick Brattin

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsother politicianscompanies
small donors$4Klarge donors$288Kotherpoliticians$22Kcompanies$5K$382K raised
$4,2866Small individual donors
$288,3926Large individual donors

Checks

Emanuel Cleaver, II

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Rick Brattin

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Emanuel Cleaver, II — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. Rick Brattin — campaign about · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. rickbrattin.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Emanuel Cleaver, II
Candidate A

Emanuel Cleaver, II

DemocratShown above

🚩 $1.4M raised, 25% from large donors, 62% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $849,891.11 (62% of $1,367,301.16 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $824,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 Background: Emanuel Cleaver, II — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate B

Randall (Randy) Langkraehr

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Randall (Randy) Langkraehr — ballotready profile 2026 10 20 · checked 2026-10-20

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Rick Brattin
Candidate C

Rick Brattin

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $382K raised, 75% from large donors, 10% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $39,086.55 (10% of $382,014.08 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $27,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns, a tighter border and stricter enforcement.

Sources

1 Background: Rick Brattin — campaign about · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

4 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement

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