Emanuel Cleaver Ii
U.S. House District 5
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jul 15, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic incumbent | $1,336,738 | $1,142,882 | $849,891 |
| Richard Brattin Republican | $331,764 | $222,510 | $39,087 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jul 15, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Emanuel Cleaver Ii at $1,336,738. Lowest: Richard Brattin at $331,764. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,336,738.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Emanuel Cleaver Ii at $1,142,882. Lowest: Richard Brattin at $222,510. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,142,882.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Emanuel Cleaver Ii at $849,891. Lowest: Richard Brattin at $39,087. The largest reported value sets this scale at $849,891.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Richard Brattin at $982,544. Lowest: Emanuel Cleaver Ii at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $982,544.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Richard Brattin at $1,213,054. Lowest: Emanuel Cleaver Ii at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,213,054.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic | Richard Brattin Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $316,00036.4% | $5,00015.6% |
| Trade association PACs | $190,50021.9% | $0 |
| Labor union PACs | $117,00013.5% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs | $82,0009.4% | $23,00071.9% |
| Membership organization PACs | $53,0006.1% | $0 |
| Non-connected committees | $43,5005.0% | $0 |
| Corporations without capital stock | $36,5004.2% | $0 |
| Other candidates' committees | $18,0002.1% | $4,00012.5% |
| Cooperative PACs | $12,0001.4% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $868,500 | $32,000 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic | Richard Brattin Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $160,50020.9% | $0 |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $79,00010.3% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $76,50010.0% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $56,0007.3% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $42,5005.5% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $25,0003.3% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $24,5003.2% | $0 |
| Accounting Professional services | $20,0002.6% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $19,5002.5% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $19,0002.5% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $18,0002.3% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $16,0002.1% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $12,5001.6% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $12,0001.6% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $12,0001.6% | $0 |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $10,5001.4% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $4,0000.5% | $5,000100.0% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $7,0000.9% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $3,5000.5% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $3,0000.4% | $0 |
| Health insurance Health | $3,0000.4% | $0 |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $2,5000.3% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $2,5000.3% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $2,0000.3% | $0 |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $2,0000.3% | $0 |
| Defense Defense | $1,0000.1% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $5000.1% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $134,00017.4% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $100,000 | $27,000 |
| Itemized total | $868,500 | $32,000 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic | Richard Brattin Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $0 | $971,06898.8% |
| Membership organization PACs | $0 | $11,4771.2% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $982,544 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic | Richard Brattin Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $959,55497.7% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $0 | $22,9912.3% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $982,544 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic | Richard Brattin Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $0 | $1,213,054100.0% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $1,213,054 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic | Richard Brattin Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $1,213,054100.0% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $1,213,054 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Cleaver Ii Democratic | $54,667 | 7 | Jul 22 to Aug 3, 2026 | $54,667 still provisional |
| Richard Brattin Republican | $42,500 | 8 | Jul 16 to Aug 1, 2026 | $42,500 still provisional |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Randall Langkraehr (Libertarian): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.