Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 633 recorded roll calls
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 192 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 30 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting
votes with the party majority · on 441 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Michael Cloud. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (633 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 633 of 676 recorded roll calls
Issue positions (14)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- AbortionPartial oppose from votes
- Civil RightsPartial support from votes
- Climate & EnergyPartial oppose from votes
- Criminal JusticePartial support from votes
- DefensePartial support from votes
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- EducationPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyPartial support from votes
- Gun PolicyPartial support from votes
- HealthcarePartial support from votes
- HousingPartial support from votes
- ImmigrationPartial oppose from votes
- Labor & WagesPartial support from votes
- Technology & PrivacyPartial support from votes
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House TX-27 · 2026 General Election
- $1,062,241 raised
- $927,985 spent
- $271,133 cash on hand
| $1.06M | |
| $1.03M | |
| $819.03K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $495.41K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $323.62K |
| Party committees | $1.00K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $208.25K |
| Transfers from other committees | $22.21K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $11.75K |
| $927.99K | |
| Operating expenditures | $886.60K |
| Contribution refunds | $17.58K |
| Other disbursements | $23.80K |
| Cash on hand | $271.13K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $746,292 | $688,600 | $57,692 |
| 2020 | $1,019,272 | $834,592 | $242,372 |
| 2022 | $1,076,329 | $1,037,215 | $281,487 |
| 2024 | $798,397 | $943,006 | $136,877 |
| 2026 | $1,062,241 | $927,985 | $271,133 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $28,370 ·
Industry PAC support
Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles
Total disclosed PAC money: $680,800. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.
- Energy $59,800 · 15 PACs
- Finance $16,500 · 9 PACs
- Telecom $10,000 · 3 PACs
- Health $4,000 · 3 PACs
- Defense $4,000 · 3 PACs
Top PAC contributors (10)
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUND $33,000
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC $25,000 · Energy
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,500
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $22,000
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $21,500
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $19,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $19,000
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $17,900
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $15,000 · Energy
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $13,500
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10690To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on capital losses and index the limitation to inflation.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
- HR 10542Combating Pasture Mealybug ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HRES 1584Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HR 10556VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HR 10377MAGA ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
- HR 10366NO FLOCK ActcosponsoredSep 13, 2026
- HR 10327Cost Estimates Improvement ActsponsoredSep 9, 2026
- HR 10309HOMEFRONT Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 7, 2026
- HR 10222No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities ActcosponsoredSep 1, 2026
- HR 10178SHIELD ActcosponsoredAug 26, 2026
- HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
- HR 10047Depot Data Transparency ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 10046DEPOTS ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HRES 1474Supporting the designation of "Serbian American Heritage Month" and celebrating the history, culture, and contributions of Serbian Americans to the United States.cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HR 10017Permanent CBDC Ban ActsponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HR 9979Freedom to Ship ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HRES 1439Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Senate's current cloture and filibuster rules are contrary to the constitutional design of two co-equal majoritarian legislative bodies, are non-deliberative in practice, disenfranchise Members of the House of Representatives and their constituents, and disrupt the proper balance of powers between the two chambers of Congress, and for other purposes.sponsoredJul 19, 2026
- HR 9720D.C. Taxing Authority Review ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HRES 1436Condemning Omar Suleiman for celebrating the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and acknowledging that House Democrats invited him to serve as the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9656Illegal Alien Patient Reporting ActcosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HRES 1426Remembering the life of Corey Comperatore who passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HR 9514Homeownership Eligibility Reform ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
- HJRES 198Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9453End EPA Abuse Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
Committee assignments (7)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Vice Chair · oversees Energy
- Appropriations Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee
- Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · oversees Finance
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · oversees Energy
- Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Cloud, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — energy coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies and the House Committee on Appropriations — Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, which oversee the energy sector, and received 15 PAC contributions from energy-sector political action committees totaling $59,800 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — finance coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General Government, which oversees the finance sector, and received 9 PAC contributions from finance-sector political action committees totaling $16,500 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- YeaFavorably Reporting the Leon D. Black Contempt Report. The report passed by a recorded vote of 41
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
Proceedings attended
- Full Committee business meeting to consider the following: 1) H.Res. _____, Recommending that the House of Representatives find Leon David Black in Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8096, Duplication Scoring Act of 2026; 2) H.R. 8801, DC Rejecting Oppressive Automotive Driving Surcharges Act; 3) H.R. 8844, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act; 4) H.R. 3087, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act; 5) Several postal naming measures.
- “Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment”
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act; 2) H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; 3) H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; 4) H.R. 8467, Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act; 5) H.R. 8428, Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act; 6) H.R. 8466, Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act; 7) H.R. 8340, Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act; 8) H.R. 1755, Timely and Accurate Benefits Act; 9) H.R. 8107, Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act; 10) Several postal naming measures.
Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.
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