Emanuel Cleaver
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 64% from PACs and 36% from individuals.
36% individuals64% PACs0% other
$1.3M
raised
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Missouri · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026
Missouri District 05 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Missouri District 05 House race
Emanuel Cleaver leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the Missouri District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $3.3M between them. Emanuel Cleaver reports $1.3M and Taylor Burks reports $1.1M, a gap of $150,328. Of what Emanuel Cleaver reports, 36% came from individuals and 64% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
TB
Taylor Burks
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $947K on hand from $1.1M raised.
11% individuals2% PACs87% other
$1.1M
raised
BH
Brett Hueffmeier
RR · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$324K
raised
RB
Richard Brattin
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 11% from PACs.
89% individuals11% PACs0% other
$313K
raised
SS
Sean Smith
RR · challenger
2% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 98% from other sources.
2% individuals0% PACs98% other
$234K
raised
BP
Bradley Patty
RR · 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.
Banking & Financial$60K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Transportation$13K
Health & Pharma$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Labor / Unions$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$13K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) · 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
- H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC) · 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+. 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.
Banking & Financial$60K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Transportation$13K
Health & Pharma$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Labor / Unions$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Emanuel Cleaver D · incumbent | 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 |