Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Michael Cloud
- Office
- U.S. representative for Texas’s 27th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Victoria, TX
- Born
- 1975
- In Congress
- House since 2018 · 8 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- CLOUD, MICHAEL
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 27
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8TX27049 · Principal campaign committee: CLOUD FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Texas District 27 | $1,219,653.23 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Texas District 27 | $798,397.10 | Won the general election (66.04%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Texas District 27 | $1,076,329.45 | General-election nominee |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Texas District 27 | $1,019,271.64 | General-election nominee |
Total raised$1,076,329.45
Total spent$1,037,214.65
Cash on hand$281,486.67
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$768,225.2271%
- PACs and other committees$286,750.0027%
- Party committees$3,115.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$13,678.631%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,560.600%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Vice Chair
- Financial Services and General Government
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Delivering on Government Efficiency
- Military and Foreign Affairs
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
95 committees reported giving $289,399.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$15,800.00
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND Company pageConnected PAC$9,615.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)PAC$6,000.00
- BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TEXAS RICE PRODUCERS' LEGISLATIVE GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PACPAC$5,000.00
- SAVE AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$3,500.00
- TEXAS CORN PAC OF THE TEXAS CORN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONConnected PAC$3,500.00
Show all 95 committees
- VICTORY AND NATION PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. (NUSTAR PAC)Connected PAC$2,800.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMAConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEANUT BUYING POINT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CONCORDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PHILLIPS 66 PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF HAGEDORNCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BULLDOG PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- SOUTH TEXAS SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS PAC RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INCConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE GEO GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- THE CONTINUUM FUND, ZACHRY HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WHEATPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- FARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITHPAC$1,000.00
- RICELAND FOODS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PAC (IBAT FEDPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND (CALIFORNIA RICE FUND)PAC$1,000.00
- PRODUCERS RICE MILL INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LOUISIANA RICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL CMTE AKA AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE PAC (AQHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARKANSAS RICE PRODUCERS GROUP INC PAC - AKA ARKANSAS RICE PACPAC$1,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ONE GAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACPAC$1,000.00
- WE THE PEOPLE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS SHEEP & GOAT RAISERS PACConnected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- JPACPAC$500.00
- COME AND TAKE IT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$500.00
- PLAINS COTTON COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$250.00
- COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$34.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Michael Cloud$1,462.87
- Independent expenditures opposing Michael Cloud$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Michael Cloud$517.33
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$1,365.00
- TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PACSupporting$96.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 27, 2022 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cloud (R) | $1,076,329.45 | $281,486.67 | 2022-12-31 |
| Andrew John Louderback (R) | $110,645.31 | $1,918.17 | 2022-12-31 |
| Chris Mapp (R) | $22,142.90 | $71.02 | 2022-12-31 |
| Eric Mireles (R) | $14,377.81 | $14,377.81 | 2022-02-09 |
| Maclovio Perez Jr. (D) | $11,098.10 | $7,369.55 | 2022-06-29 |
| Anthony James Tristan (D) | $4,957.99 | $47.05 | 2022-12-31 |
| Victor Melgoza (D) | $3,750.00 | $453.04 | 2022-03-31 |
| Andrew Ruben Alvarez (R) | $3,522.92 | $7,045.84 | 2021-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CLOUD FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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