Michael Cloud | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Texas's 27th district | |
Assumed office July 10, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Blake Farenthold |
Personal details | |
Born | Baton Rouge,Louisiana,U.S. | May 13,1975
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rosel Cloud (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Oral Roberts University (BS) |
Website | House website |
Michael Jonathan Cloud (born May 13, 1975) is an American politician representing Texas's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Cloud graduated from Oral Roberts University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in mass media communications. [1] At Oral Roberts, he was on the cross country and track teams. [2] He chaired the Victoria County Republican Party from 2010 to 2017. [3]
Cloud succeeded Republican Blake Farenthold, who resigned amid controversy due to settling a sexual harassment lawsuit with public money. [4] [5] He won the Republican runoff for the regularly scheduled election with help from the Club for Growth and the endorsement of Ron Paul, who had previously represented parts of the district. [6] On June 30, 2018, he won the special election, defeating Democratic nominee Eric Holguin, 55% to 32%. [7]
Cloud defeated Holguin again in November, along with independent candidate James Duerr and Libertarian candidate Daniel Tinus, with 60.3% of the vote.
Cloud defeated Democratic nominee Ricardo "Rick" De La Fuente and Libertarian candidate Phil Gray with 63.1% of the vote. [8]
Cloud was sworn in on July 10, 2018. [9]
In December 2020, Cloud was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania , a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated [10] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state. [11] [12] [13]
During the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Cloud and his colleagues were ushered to a secure location. Later, video footage of him surfaced in which he refused to wear a mask, in violation of House rules. [14] [15]
Cloud was one of 12 House Republicans to vote against HR 1085, to award three Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police who protected the Capitol on January 6, 2021. [16] [17] [18] In a statement defending his vote, he said, "I have always stood by and supported our brave law enforcement and still do but this bill was not truly about that, despite its name. Instead of simply being about honoring the Capitol Police who bravely protected the Capitol on January 6th, Speaker Pelosi included damaging language that unnecessarily weighs down the bill. The text refers to the Capitol as the temple of democracy. Simply put, it’s not a temple and Congress should not refer to it as one. The federal government is not a god." [19] In June 2021, Cloud and 20 other House Republicans voted against a similar resolution. [20]
On January 3, 2023, at the beginning of the 118th Congress, Cloud voted for Jim Jordan to be the U.S. House Speaker, in rebuke of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. [21]
Cloud voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. [22] [23]
In June 2021, Cloud was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq. [24] [25]
In 2023, Cloud was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. [26] [27]
Cloud voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020. [28] [29]
Cloud voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158), [30] which effectively prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement from cooperating with the Department of Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of Unaccompanied Alien Children.[ citation needed ]
In 2022, Cloud was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior. [31] [32]
Cloud was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House. [33]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Cloud | 19,872 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | Eric Holguin | 11,599 | 32.0 | |
Democratic | Raul (Roy) Barrera | 1,748 | 4.8 | |
Republican | Bech Bruun (withdrawn) | 1,571 | 4.3 | |
Democratic | Mike Westergren | 858 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Marty Perez | 276 | 0.8 | |
Independent | Judith Cutright | 172 | 0.5 | |
Libertarian | Daniel Tinus | 144 | 0.4 | |
Independent | Christopher Suprun | 51 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 36,268 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bech Bruun | 15,845 | 36.1 | |
Republican | Michael Cloud | 14,866 | 33.9 | |
Republican | Christopher K. Mapp | 5,302 | 12.1 | |
Republican | Jerry Hall | 3,616 | 8.2 | |
Republican | John Grunwald | 3,038 | 6.9 | |
Republican | Eddie Gassman | 1,226 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 43,893 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Cloud | 15,234 | 61.0 | |
Republican | Bech Bruun | 9,723 | 39.0 | |
Total votes | 24,957 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Cloud (incumbent) | 125,118 | 60.3 | |
Democratic | Eric Holguin | 75,929 | 36.6 | |
Independent | James Duerr | 4,274 | 2.1 | |
Libertarian | Daniel Tinus | 2,100 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 207,421 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Cloud (incumbent) | 60,945 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 60,945 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Cloud (incumbent) | 172,305 | 63.1 | |
Democratic | Ricardo "Rick" De La Fuente | 95,446 | 34.9 | |
Libertarian | Phil Gray | 5,482 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 273,253 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Cloud (incumbent) | 45,741 | 72.5 | |
Republican | A.J. Louderback | 7,704 | 12.2 | |
Republican | Chris Mapp | 4,542 | 7.2 | |
Republican | Andrew Alvarez | 2,648 | 4.2 | |
Republican | Eric Mireles | 2,478 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 63,113 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Cloud (incumbent) | 133,416 | 64.4 | |
Democratic | Maclovio Perez | 73,611 | 35.6 | |
Total votes | 207,027 | 100.0 |
Cloud is Protestant. [40]
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Potential recruits receiving Freedom Fund money this cycle include Chip Roy in Texas' 21st District, Yvette Herrell in New Mexico's 2nd District, Mark Harris in North Carolina's 9th District, Greg Steube in Florida's 17th District, Denver Riggleman in Virginia's 5th District, Mark Green in Tennessee's 7th District, Russ Fulcher in Idaho's 1st District, Ron Wright in Texas' 6th District and Ben Cline in Virginia's 6th District.