FORA.tv Speaker - Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver II is a United Methodist pastor and the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and in January 2010 became chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

His district includes the southern three-fourths of Kansas City, including virtually all of the city south of the Missouri River. It also includes most of the city's suburbs in Jackson County.