{"entity":{"id":11088,"slug":"congress-c001115","name":"Michael Cloud","type":"person","role":"US Representative (R-TX-27)","description":"Michael Cloud is the Republican U.S. Representative (TX's 27th congressional district). The platform has 4 voting records on file (2025-2026) and 50 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.","imageUrl":null,"createdAt":"2026-04-20T04:56:41.048Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-24T19:15:22.469Z"},"electedOffice":{"chamber":"U.S. House","state":"TX","district":"27","party":"Republican","in_office_since":null},"significance":{"score":12,"components":{"totalFindings":0,"connectionDegree":8,"recentFindings90d":0,"activeResearchJobs":0,"goblinAttributions":4,"recentSyntheses90d":0,"moneyFlowChainsTotal":0,"closedLoopMemberships":0,"moneyFlowHopsRecent90d":0},"computedAt":"2026-10-16T01:34:31.424Z"},"facts":[{"id":37785,"text":"Voted yea on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: Cloud voted Yea as 209 of 212 Republicans supported the Farm Bill (224-200). His district includes significant agricultural production — crop production & basic processing and livestock are among his top five donor industries ($64,259 combined). The bill preserved SNAP cuts from the OBBB affecting his 15.7% poverty-rate district and was opposed by 197 Democrats. Only 3 Republicans voted Nay. Cloud has previously advocated for cattle producers and rice farmers through his committee work.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2026-04-30","source":{"title":"Roll call: H.R. 7567","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/house-farm-bill-republican-infighting.html","publication":"Congress.gov"}},{"id":37772,"text":"Net worth estimated at approximately $450,500 — the 359th highest in Congress. Approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets tracked live. Cloud co-owns several family businesses including Cloud Properties and a commercial real estate venture.","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2025-07-29","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Net worth estimated at approximately $450,500 — the 359th highest in Congress. A","url":"https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Michael%20Cloud-C001115/net-worth","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":37773,"text":"2025 Q2 fundraising: Cloud disclosed $158,000 in a FEC Q2 filing on July 15, 2025. His campaign accepts cryptocurrency donations.","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2025-07-15","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: 2025 Q2 fundraising: Cloud disclosed $158,000 in a FEC Q2 filing on July 15, 202","url":"https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+Release:+Congressman+Michael+Cloud+Announces+$1.94+Million+in+Federal+Funding+for+New+Corpus+Christi+Regional+Transportation+Authority+Facility","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":37777,"text":"[statement] In his official newsletter after the OBBB vote, Cloud celebrated the bill, saying: 'This bill enacts the largest mandatory spending reforms in history — it's a big start.' He touted $1.94 million in Community Project Funding he secured for the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-07-08","source":{"title":"Claim: In his official newsletter after the OBBB vote, Cloud celebrated the bill, sayin","url":"https://cloud.house.gov/posts/newsletter-one-big-beautiful-win-for-south-texas","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37782,"text":"Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment) on 2025-07-03: Cloud reversed his own public commitment made just one week earlier, when he warned as a Freedom Caucus fiscal hawk that the Senate version would 'blow up the deficit' and would add $1 trillion over 10 years. He voted Yea after what he described as 'working through the night' and conversations with Trump. He justified the vote by securing a commitment for a future Balanced Budget Amendment vote. The CBO found the bill added trillions to the deficit. His district's 15.7% poverty rate and heavy reliance on Medicaid expansion funding in Texas — a non-expansion state — made the cuts to safety-net programs directly harmful to his constituents.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-07-03","source":{"title":"Roll call: H.R. 1 (119th)","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190","publication":"Congress.gov"}},{"id":37776,"text":"[vote] On July 3, 2025, Cloud voted Yea on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, Roll Call 190) — the same Senate version he had warned against. He later told Texas Politics: 'You never get everything you want, but that was not the expectation... You're not going to solve that problem in one bill.' The CBO found the final bill would add trillions to the deficit.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-07-03","source":{"title":"Claim: On July 3, 2025, Cloud voted Yea on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, Roll","url":"https://texaspolitics.com/2025/07/17/rep-michael-cloud-reflects-on-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill/","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37775,"text":"[statement] On June 26, 2025, Cloud publicly warned as a Freedom Caucus fiscal hawk: 'It's going to take the Senate taking seriously what was in the House bill.' He said Senate changes that could add 'an additional $1 trillion to the overall deficit over 10 years' were unacceptable and the Freedom Caucus would 'not vote for any Senate bill that deepens the deficits from the original House bill.'","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-06-26","source":{"title":"Claim: On June 26, 2025, Cloud publicly warned as a Freedom Caucus fiscal hawk: 'It's g","url":"https://cloud.house.gov/posts/freedom-caucus-ready-for-a-big-beautiful-battle","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37784,"text":"Voted yea on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage) on 2025-04-10: Cloud was an original co-sponsor and voted Aye to require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. He stated: 'The American people deserve to have confidence in the integrity of their elections.' His district has a 94.8% citizenship rate, meaning the voter ID requirements could create disproportionate barriers for legal non-citizen residents — a consideration relevant to his 54.6% Hispanic district where ID documentation has historically been a civil rights concern. Only 4 Democrats joined all Republicans in passing the bill.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-04-10","source":{"title":"Roll call: H.R. 22","url":"https://cloud.house.gov/posts/release-rep-cloud-votes-to-secure-americas-elections","publication":"Congress.gov"}},{"id":37781,"text":"[disclosure] Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired thousands of federal workers in Cloud's district — the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported that Indivisible Coastal Bend protesters at Cloud's office specifically cited 'DOGE's firing of federal workers and Trump's budget cuts to Medicare, Social Security and food assistance programs' as harming his constituents. Cloud enthusiastically championed DOGE from his position on the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-03-22","source":{"title":"Silence evidence: In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in TX-27","url":"https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2025/03/22/corpus-christi-us-representative-michael-cloud-congress-rally-town-hall/82515932007/","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37783,"text":"Voted yea on S. 5 / H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-22: Cloud voted with all Republicans to mandate ICE detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft. His district is 54.6% Hispanic and has a 94.8% citizenship rate with only 8.28% foreign-born residents — immigration enforcement affects a significant share of his constituents. The vote aligned with his border-security brand (PATROL Act, border wall support) and his top donor industries (Oil & Gas, $44,000; AIPAC, $23,001).","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-01-22","source":{"title":"Claim: On the Senate-amended version of the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), McClain Delaney aga","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202523","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37778,"text":"[disclosure] Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Medicaid work requirements, SNAP cuts, and reductions disproportionately affect low-income Hispanic families, who have higher uninsured rates in Texas. The bill Cloud celebrated included work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents and cuts to the provider tax 'money laundering scheme.' TX-27 has a 15.7% poverty rate and significant Latino population reliant on safety-net programs.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37771,"text":"Leadership PAC: City on a Hill PAC. Vote Smart reports slightly different totals: Total raised $505,688.11, spent $607,157.70, cash on hand $180,017.08. Top contributors include House Freedom Fund ($17,900), CL Thomas Inc ($13,700), Saulsbury Industries ($13,200), AIPAC ($12,000), HHA Hospital Medicine ($9,800).","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Leadership PAC: City on a Hill PAC. Vote Smart reports slightly different totals","url":"https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/177350/michael-cloud","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":37770,"text":"Top contributing organizations (2023-2024): American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($23,001 total — $13,001 individuals + $10,000 PAC), House Freedom Fund ($21,300), CL Thomas Inc ($13,825), Saulsbury Industries ($13,200), Cheniere Energy ($10,000 PAC).","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: 2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $785,113; Spent $929,722; Cash on hand $136,877","url":"https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00041882&newmem=Y","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":37769,"text":"Top contributing industries (2023-2024): Retired ($75,689), Republican/Conservative ($44,289), Oil & Gas ($44,000), Livestock ($36,149), Crop Production & Basic Processing ($28,110).","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: 2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $785,113; Spent $929,722; Cash on hand $136,877","url":"https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00041882&newmem=Y","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":37768,"text":"2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $785,113; Spent $929,722; Cash on hand $136,877; Debts $0. Source of funds: Large individual contributions 62.93%, PAC contributions 26.88%, Small individual contributions ($200,000) 10.19%.","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: 2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $785,113; Spent $929,722; Cash on hand $136,877","url":"https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00041882&newmem=Y","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":37780,"text":"[vote] On the 12th ballot (Jan 6, 2023), Cloud flipped and voted for McCarthy after a deal was struck giving the Freedom Caucus concessions on House rules, committee assignments, and spending reforms. The Texas Tribune reported Cloud was among the Texas holdouts who 'gave in.'","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2023-01-06","source":{"title":"Claim: On the 12th ballot (Jan 6, 2023), Cloud flipped and voted for McCarthy after a d","url":"https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/06/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-chip-roy-michael-cloud-keith-self/","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37779,"text":"[vote] Cloud voted against McCarthy for Speaker on 11 ballots (Jan 3-6, 2023) as part of the 'Never Kevin' Freedom Caucus bloc, branding himself an anti-establishment insurgent. He posted a video saying: 'Sometimes it can look like chaos. But I came here to change how Washington works.'","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2023-01-06","source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud voted against McCarthy for Speaker on 11 ballots (Jan 3-6, 2023) as part o","url":"https://victoriaadvocate.com/2023/01/06/cloud-nixes-mccarthy-in-historic-house-votes-that-local-gop-head-calls-exhilarating/","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37774,"text":"FEC candidate committee ID: C00655332 (Cloud for Congress). 2019-2020 cycle top donors: Max Midstream ($19,600), House Freedom Fund ($17,350), CL Thomas Inc ($11,700), Susser Holdings ($11,467), Koch Industries PAC ($10,000), Cheniere Energy PAC ($10,000).","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2020-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: FEC candidate committee ID: C00655332 (Cloud for Congress). 2019-2020 cycle top ","url":"https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00655332/","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":37812,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English language at home: 29.6% of households (Spanish: 27.5%)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37811,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drives alone to work: 79.3%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37810,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 38.0","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37809,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 4.8%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37808,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 8.28% (64.4k)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37807,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Citizenship rate: 94.8%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37806,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 37.2% (289k)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37805,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 54.6% (424k)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37804,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 777,664 (2024)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37803,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $1,212","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37802,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median home value: $211,700","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37801,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37800,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 66.3%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37799,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 15.7% (Data USA 2024); 11.8% (ACS 5-Year)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37798,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $68,094 (2024)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/michael-cloud-C001115/district","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37797,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 1 — Property Tax Reduction (2023) (2023) — passed, margin approved by voters","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Ballot measure","url":"https://www.sos.texas.gov","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37796,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 6 — Water Infrastructure Fund (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 77.5% to 22.5%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Ballot measure","url":"https://www.sos.texas.gov","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37795,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (share 0.045)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37794,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 23 - Construction (share 0.107)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37793,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.111)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37792,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.137)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37791,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cheniere Energy (Corpus Christi LNG export terminal) (500 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Top employer","url":"https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00041882","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37790,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Citgo Refinery (Corpus Christi) (1000 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37789,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Port of Corpus Christi (major U.S. energy export hub) (3000 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Top employer","url":"https://cloud.house.gov/about-michael","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37788,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (4300 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Top employer","url":"https://cloud.house.gov/about-michael","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":37787,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: CHRISTUS Spohn Health System (Corpus Christi) (5000 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Claim: Cloud's district is 54.6% Hispanic — a majority-minority district. The OBBB's Me","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-27-tx","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":37786,"text":"[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 27th Congressional District encompasses the Coastal Bend region, stretching from Corpus Christi and Victoria up through Bastrop County near Austin and Wharton County near Houston. With approximately 777,664 residents, it is a deep-red district (Cook PVI R+32) that has elected Republican Michael Cloud since a 2018 special election. The district has a median household income of $68,094 — well above the national median but below Texas metro averages — and a poverty rate of 15.7%. The population is majority-minority: 54.6% Hispanic and 289,000 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, with 37.2% White (Non-Hispanic) making it one of the most ethnically diverse GOP-held districts in Texas. Only 21.4% hold bachelor's degrees, significantly below the 33.7% national average. The economy is anchored by healthcare (47,370 employees), retail trade (38,359), construction (36,757), oil & gas extraction (highest-paying sector at $76,649 median earnings), and agriculture. It is car-dependent: 79.3% drive alone to work and median commute is 23.8 minutes. Median home value is $211,700 with a 66.3% homeownership rate. 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