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Missouri · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Missouri District 05 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Missouri District 05 House race

Emanuel Cleaver leads the field on money raised.

Democrat Emanuel Cleaver leads the field with about $1.3M raised.

Richard Brattin reports 89% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 64% from PACs and 36% from individuals.

36% individuals64% PACs0% other
$1.3M
raised
TB

Taylor Burks

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $947K on hand from $1.1M raised.

11% individuals2% PACs87% other
$1.1M
raised
BH

Brett Hueffmeier

R
R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$324K
raised
RB

Richard Brattin

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 11% from PACs.

89% individuals11% PACs0% other
$313K
raised
SS

Sean Smith

R
R · challenger

2% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 98% from other sources.

2% individuals0% PACs98% other
$234K
raised
BP

Bradley Patty

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$8K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$85K
Banking & Financial$56K
Insurance$20K
Transportation$13K
Health & Pharma$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Labor / Unions$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Law & Lobbying$6K
Energy & Utilities$3K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$13K
  • AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) · pac$10K
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • HALLMARK CARDS, INC. PAC (HALLPAC) · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

27%26%47%
27% PACs26% individuals47% other

The incumbent's record

Emanuel Cleaver is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
−$2.7M
−$5.1M - −$255K. down $3.3M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Financial Services

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$85K
Banking & Financial$56K
Insurance$20K
Transportation$13K
Health & Pharma$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Emanuel Cleaver
D · incumbent
Emanuel Cleaver
vs
TB
Taylor Burks
R · challenger
$1.3M
Raised
$1.1M
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$947K
64%
From PACs
2%
36%
From individuals
11%
Banking & Financial
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No