Timeline

Michael Cloud

18 dated events on the record · 12 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 2020–2026

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Recent events
2026-04-30 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2025-07-29 Transactions SECONDARY 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…
2025-07-15 Transactions SECONDARY 2025 Q2 fundraising: Cloud disclosed $158,000 in a FEC Q2 filing on July 15, 2025. His campaign accepts cryptocurrency donations.
2025-07-08 Votes PRIMARY [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…
2025-07-03 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2025-07-03 Votes PRIMARY [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…
2025-06-26 Votes PRIMARY [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…
2025-04-10 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2025-03-22 Stated positions PRIMARY [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…
2025-01-22 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2024-12-31 Votes SECONDARY 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…
2024-12-31 Other facts PRIMARY [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…
2024-12-31 Transactions SECONDARY 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)…
2024-12-31 Transactions SECONDARY 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).
2024-12-31 Transactions SECONDARY 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…
2023-01-06 Votes PRIMARY [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…
2023-01-06 Votes PRIMARY [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…
2020-12-31 Transactions PRIMARY 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…