Missouri’s Emanuel Cleaver is running for reelection. Where, though, is uncertain

By: Tyler Kirwan

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,057

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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WASHINGTON — Emanuel Cleaver isn’t a stranger to a standard reelection run. Someone with his level of time spent in office might even call it a speed-walk. He’s been elected 11 times to the U.S. House of Representatives and two times as mayor of Kansas City — the first African American to hold that post. Before that, he served 12 years on the City Council in Kansas City.

But this year, the veteran politician, who …

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