in political science and history and an M.B.A. in international business from Rivier University.
[2][3] Cleaver served from 1965 to 1971 in the United States Marine Corps.
[4] Cleaver endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
[2] Cleaver was a long distance runner and a charter member of the Gate City Striders Running Club in New Hampshire, serving several terms as club president.
He was elected to the Gate City Striders Hall of Fame and completed 43 full marathons and 134 mountain races.