2026 election · U.S. House
2026 Missouri House race — Emanuel Cleaver's seat
Incumbent: Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (7) ▾
- Abortion: Supports access to legal abortion and has voted against restrictions on abortion coverage and services, opposing limitations on reproductive rights. [1]
- Civil Rights: Supports strengthening voting rights protections and has criticized the Supreme Court's decision to overturn key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. [1]
- Economy and Jobs: Supports congressional action to create jobs, restore economic confidence, and rebuild the middle class. [1]
- Education: Supports increased federal investment in public education and opposes budget cuts (e.g., sequestration) that harm schools, while favoring reform of No Child Left Behind with local input. [1]
- Foreign Affairs (Middle East): Supports Israel's right to exist and defend itself while urging de-escalation and diplomacy in the Israel-Iran conflict, and has criticized the withdrawal from the JCPOA nuclear deal. [1]
- Homeland Security / Civil Liberties: Voted against a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, citing concerns over aggressive deportation practices, civil rights violations, and lack of oversight of ICE. [1]
- Immigration: Opposes Trump administration immigration crackdowns, including revoking student visas and mass deportation efforts, and has called for public resistance to restrictive immigration policies while supporting protections like DACA. [1][2][3]
Public polling
No public polling synced for this race yet.
Seats and incumbents from the public congress-legislators dataset; candidates from FEC filings; polls from public polling exports. The community pick is an unscientific reader poll. All active races →