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July 16, 2026

All but one of the six candidates running in the primary to unseat U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II live outside the newly-redrawn 5th District. Members of Congress only have to live in the state they represent, but residing outside their district can be a political liability.

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Missouri's 4th and 5th districts face first elections under new map

Kansas City Today

July 31, 2026

Missouri’s Republican supermajority redrew the state’s congressional boundaries last year to make the 4th and 5th districts a tougher battle for Democrats. We'll talk through the races before Tuesday's primary, the first election under the newly gerrymandered map. U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, a…

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Missouri anti-redistricting group sues to force November vote on Republican-drawn map

Up To Date

Aug. 6, 2026

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins refused to certify a ballot initiative aimed at undoing the new congressional maps drawn by Republican legislators. Those maps carved up Kansas City in an effort to oust Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, and this rejection sets up another legal battle ahe…

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Rick Brattin on Missouri's 5th District and his November rival

Kansas City Today

Aug. 11, 2026

State Sen. Rick Brattin was selected by voters during last week's primary election as the Republican candidate for Missouri's 5th Congressional District, a seat currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II. The 5th District is expected to lean more Republican under newly drawn congr…

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Democrats face stacked odds in Kansas City's congressional races

Kansas City Today

Aug. 13, 2026

Missouri's candidates are set for the November general election under a redrawn congressional map. But with Kansas City's three districts carved to specifically benefit Republicans, even longtime U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II faces a tough race. Host Nomin Ujiyediin spoke with Missouri politics in…

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Candidates in Missouri's 5th District, a gerrymandering target, will now campaign under old map

Up To Date

Sept. 15, 2026

The legal back-and-forth over Missouri's congressional maps is unprecedented in American politics. Current 5th District U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and his Republican opponent, state Sen. Rick Brattin, share their thoughts on what transpired in the courts — and what it may mean for November.

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Missouri's 5th District race is vastly different now

Kansas City Today

Sept. 16, 2026

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the state must use its 2022 congressional map for the upcoming November elections — rather than the redrawn map used during the primary. That means a much different race for candidates in the 5th Congressional District, Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and hi…

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Urban Forum NW 09-17-26

Alternative Talk- 1150AM KKNW

Sept. 17, 2026

Thursday, September 17 on Urban Forum Northwest: Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (D) Mo-05 has represented this district since 2005. He has survived the attempt to gerrymander him out of his House seat. He was the first African American Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Clarence Gunn, president, Dem…

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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Clarence Gunn, president, Democrats for Diversity & Inclusion and more

Urban Forum Northwest

Sept. 17, 2026

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Missouri Proposition A will let voters decide fate of redrawn congressional map. What to know

Up To Date

Sept. 29, 2026

Missouri lawmakers redrew the state’s congressional lines in 2025, in an attempt to oust Kansas City Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and add a Republican seat to the U.S. House. But after a successful petition campaign, the new map was blocked from taking effect for this election, and voters in November wi…

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