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Who is my U.S. representative in MO-05?
Your current U.S. Representative for Missouri's 5th District is Emanuel Cleaver II (Democrat), who has held the seat since 2005 and previously served as Mayor of Kansas City. A couple of things worth knowing: The district was redrawn in 2025 as part of a mid-decade, GOP-led redistricting push — the new map extends the 5th District beyond urban Kansas City into rural counties in central Missouri and the northern Ozarks, aimed at making the seat more competitive for Republicans. So depending on your exact address, you may now be in a different district than before — worth double-checking with a district lookup tool if you're near the boundary. Wikipedia Cleaver is running for re-election in 2026. He faces a general election on November 3, 2026, against Jordan Herrera and Robert Foltz, with an August 4 primary featuring four Republican challengers: Sean Smith, Taylor Burks, Brett Hueffmeier, and Brad Patty. Ballotpedia KCUR If you want to confirm you're actually in MO-05 under the new map (rather than now falling into MO-04 or MO-06), the House Clerk's site (house.gov) or GovTrack's district lookup by address would give you a precise answer.
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The response correctly identifies Emanuel Cleaver II as the U.S. Representative for MO-05, matching the ground truth. Additional details about redistricting and the 2026 race are supplementary but do not detract from the correct core answer.
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representative: Emanuel Cleaver
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as of 2026-07-07