U.S. House, Missouri District 5

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Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Safe Democrat

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate

Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent)

Occupation
Minister

Education
BS, Sociology, Prairie View A&M University; MA, Divinity, St. Paul School of Theology

Elected
2004

Born
October 26, 1944, Waxahachie, TX, United States

Residence
Kansas City, MO

Religion
United Methodist

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Republican Candidate

Jacob Turk

Occupation
Former computer programmer

Education
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri

Born
Woodland, CA, United States

Residence
Lee's Summit, MO

Religion
Christian

Missouri District 5

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 621,691
Male: 48.1%
Female: 51.9%
Median Age: 35.3
18 Years and Over: 74.4%
65 Years and Over: 13.0%
Employed: 61.9%
Median Household Income: $38,311
Families Below Poverty Level: 9.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 22.9%
(of those over 25)

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