Missouri’s Emanuel Cleaver II is running for reelection — but where, exactly, is uncertain ^24.9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Tyler Kirwan - 4/22/2026, 9:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 10.6% - Overconfidence Bias 9% - Framing Effect 9%

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II 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... more