you're the only superdelegate? … Do you want to go down in history as the one to prevent a black from winning the White House?" Cleaver said, "I told him I'd think about it." Cleaver said during the primary he'd be shocked if Obama wasn't the next president but made clear he still supported Clinton until she suspended her bid. Electoral history Personal life Emanuel Cleaver and his wife, Dianne, have four children. They reside in Kansas City. In 2000, a road in Kansas City was renamed Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard. The new route consisted of Brush Creek Blvd., E. 47th St., and the portion of Van Brunt Blvd. south of 31st St. In 2012, Bank of America sued Emanuel and Dianne Cleaver and Cleaver Company LLC, alleging that the company had defaulted on a $1.46 million commercial real estate loan obtained a decade earlier for a Grandview car wash. In 2013, the lawsuit was settled. Cleaver's congressional wages were garnished to repay the money owed. See also List of African-American United States representatives References External links Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II official U.S. House website Emanuel Cleaver for Congress |- |- |- 1944 births 20th-century African-American politicians African-American men in politics 20th-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 21st-century American politicians African-American Methodists African-American mayors in Missouri African-American members of the United States House of Representatives African-American people in Missouri politics American United Methodist clergy Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Living people Mayors of Kansas City, Missouri Missouri city council members People from Waxahachie, Texas People from Wichita Falls, Texas Prairie View A&M University alumni Saint Paul School of Theology alumni