Michael Cloud

Cloud graduated from Oral Roberts University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in mass media communications.{{Cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C001115|title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details|website=bioguideretro.congress.gov|access-date=2020-03-31}} At Oral Roberts, he was on the cross country and track teams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cloudforcongress.com/michael-cloud-congress/|title=ABOUT MICHAEL CLOUD|last=Feuchtenberger|first=Hannah|website=Cloud for Congress {{!}} Michael Cloud|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-31}} He chaired the Victoria County Republican Party from 2010 to 2017.{{cite news |last1=Svitek |first1=Patrick |date=June 30, 2018 |title=Michael Cloud wins special election to fill U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold's seat |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/30/blake-farenthold-michael-cloud-special-election/ |access-date=January 13, 2019 |work=The Texas Tribune |publisher=}}

{{Main|2018 Texas's 27th congressional district special election}}

Cloud succeeded Republican Blake Farenthold, who resigned amid controversy due to settling a sexual harassment lawsuit with public money.{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/01/blake-farenthold-taxpayer-funds-sexual-harassment-274458 |title=Lawmaker behind secret $84K sexual harassment settlement unmasked|work=Politico|access-date=July 13, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/polls-close-in-special-election-to-replace-texas-gop-congressman/2018/06/30/ae0aede2-7c51-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html|title=Republican wins Texas special election for House seat |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=July 13, 2018}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cloudforcongress.com/endorsements/|title=Endorsements|work=Cloud for Congress {{!}} Michael Cloud|access-date=July 13, 2018|language=en-US}} On June 30, 2018, he won the special election, defeating Democratic nominee Eric Holguin, 55% to 32%.

{{see also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 27}}

Cloud defeated Holguin again in November, along with independent candidate James Duerr and Libertarian candidate Daniel Tinus, with 60.3% of the vote.

{{see also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 27}}

Cloud defeated Democratic nominee Ricardo "Rick" De La Fuente and Libertarian candidate Phil Gray with 63.1% of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Rebecca |title=Rep. Michael Cloud wins District 27 again in race against Ricardo De La Fuente |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/election-results-2020-texas-michael-cloud-wins-district-27/269-baa2d1d0-8775-4d90-a21f-2f9abead0b93 |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=kvue.com |date=November 3, 2020}}

Cloud was sworn in on July 10, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Tribune |first1=The Texas |title=Republican Michael Cloud sworn in as Texas' newest congressman |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/10/republican-michael-cloud-sworn-texas-newest-us-congressman/ |access-date=July 13, 2018 |work=The Texas Tribune |date=July 10, 2018 |language=en}}

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{{cite web|last1=Blood|first1=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=AP News|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=2020-12-11|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=2020-12-11|publisher=Supreme Court of the United States|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=CNN|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/republican-congress-members-refuse-masks-trnd/index.html|title=Republican members of Congress refuse to wear masks during Capitol insurrection|first=Keri|last=Enriquez|website=CNN|date=January 9, 2021 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/10/lawmakers-may-have-been-exposed-coronavirus-capitol-lockdown-attending-physician-says/| title = Lawmakers may have been exposed to the coronavirus in Capitol lockdown, attending physician says - The Washington Post| newspaper = The Washington Post}}

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.{{Cite web|date=17 March 2021|title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 87|url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll087.xml|website=United States House of Representatives}}{{Cite news|last=Itkowitz|first=Colby|title=A dozen Republicans voted against Congressional Gold Medals for police who protected them on Jan. 6|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/17/dozen-republicans-voted-against-congressional-gold-medals-police-who-protected-them-jan-6/|access-date=2021-03-18|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-03-16|title=H.R.1085 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1085|access-date=2021-03-18|website=www.congress.gov}} 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."{{Cite web|title=Michael Cloud one of three Texas Republicans to vote against resolution on Capitol police|url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/2021/03/18/michael-cloud-among-three-republicans-texas-vote-against-honoring-capitol-police/4750154001/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Corpus Christi Caller Times|language=en}} In June 2021, Cloud and 20 other House Republicans voted against a similar resolution.{{cite news|first1=Annie|last1=Grayer|first2=Kristin|last2=Wilson|date=June 16, 2021|publisher=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/politics/congressional-gold-medal-house-vote/index.html|title=21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers|accessdate=June 16, 2021}}

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.Fung, Katherine. [https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-house-republicans-who-voted-against-kevin-mccarthy-speaker-1770921 Full List of House Republicans Who Voted Against Kevin McCarthy for Speaker], Newsweek, January 3, 2023.

Cloud voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}

In June 2021, Cloud was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-set-repeal-2002-iraq-war-authorization-n1271107|title = House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization|website = NBC News| date=June 17, 2021 }}{{cite web|url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll172.xml|title=Final vote results for roll call 172|website=clerk.house.gov|access-date=18 December 2023}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023 | date=March 8, 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria |title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria |date=March 8, 2023 |agency=Associated Press}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1865/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Further+Consolidated+Appropriations+Act%2C+2020%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2|title=Text - H.R.1865 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020|date=December 20, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019689|title = Roll Call 689 Roll Call 689, Bill Number: H. R. 1865, 116th Congress, 1st Session|date = December 17, 2019}}

Cloud voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158),{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h690|title = H.R. 1158: DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act … -- House Vote #690 -- Dec 17, 2019}} 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|date=January 2023}} He demanded answers in October 2024 from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding a report that found nearly 300,000 migrant children disappeared from tracking.{{Cite web |title=Michael Cloud demands answers from ICE over nearly 300,000 missing migrant children |url=https://cloud.house.gov/posts/michael-cloud-demands-answers-from-ice-over-nearly-300000-missing-migrant-children |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Cloud |language=en}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/29/house-passes-antitrust-bill-raising-ma-fees.html | title=House passes antitrust bill that hikes M&A fees as larger efforts targeting tech have stalled | website=CNBC | date=September 29, 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/117-2022/h460 | title=H.R. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 -- House Vote #460 -- Sep 29, 2022 }}

Cloud was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=The Hill}}

• Appropriations Committee
• Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
• Subcommittee on Homeland Security
• Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic

• Freedom Caucus{{cite news |first=Lindsey|last=McPherson |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/house-republicans-brace-losses-freedom-caucus-prepares-growth |title= As House Republicans Brace for Losses, Freedom Caucus Prepares for Growth |newspaper=rollcall.com |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=November 17, 2018 |quote= 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. }}
• Republican Study Committee{{cite web|title=Member List|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|access-date=21 December 2017|publisher=Republican Study Committee}}

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| title = Texas' 27th congressional district special election, 2018{{cite web|title=2018 Special Election, US Representative, District 27|url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist329_state.htm|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|access-date=June 30, 2018}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 19,872

| percentage = 54.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eric Holguin

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 11,599

| percentage = 32.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Raul (Roy) Barrera

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,748

| percentage = 4.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bech Bruun (withdrawn)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1,571

| percentage = 4.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Westergren

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 858

| percentage = 2.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Marty Perez

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 276

| percentage = 0.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Judith Cutright

| party = Independent

| votes = 172

| percentage = 0.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Daniel Tinus

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 144

| percentage = 0.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Christopher Suprun

| party = Independent

| votes = 51

| percentage = 0.1

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 36,268

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2018 Republican primary results{{cite web |url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/ |title=2018 Primary Election Official Results |publisher=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=March 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307111046/https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/ |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |url-status=dead }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bech Bruun

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 15,845

| percentage = 36.1

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 14,866

| percentage = 33.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Christopher K. Mapp

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 5,302

| percentage = 12.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jerry Hall

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,616

| percentage = 8.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Grunwald

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,038

| percentage = 6.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eddie Gassman

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1,226

| percentage = 2.8

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 43,893

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2018 Republican primary runoff results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 15,234

| percentage = 61.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bech Bruun

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 9,723

| percentage = 39.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 24,957

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

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| title = Texas's 27th congressional district election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist331_state.htm|title=Texas Election Results|work=Texas Secretary of State|access-date=December 5, 2018}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 125,118

| percentage = 60.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eric Holguin

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 75,929

| percentage = 36.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James Duerr

| party = Independent

| votes = 4,274

| percentage = 2.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Daniel Tinus

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 2,100

| percentage = 1.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 207,421

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 Republican primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 60,945

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 60,945

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Texas's 27th congressional district election, 2020{{cite web |title=Texas Election Results - Official Results |url=https://results.texas-election.com/races |website=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=November 26, 2020}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 172,305

| percentage = 63.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ricardo "Rick" De La Fuente

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 95,446

| percentage = 34.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Phil Gray

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 5,482

| percentage = 2.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 273,253

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2022 Republican primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 45,741

| percentage = 72.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = A.J. Louderback

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 7,704

| percentage = 12.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chris Mapp

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,542

| percentage = 7.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Andrew Alvarez

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,648

| percentage = 4.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eric Mireles

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,478

| percentage = 3.9

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 63,113

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Texas's 27th congressional district election, 2022

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Cloud (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 133,416

| percentage = 64.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Maclovio Perez

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 73,611

| percentage = 35.6

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 207,027

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

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| title = 2024 Texas's 27th congressional district election{{cite web |title=Official Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024 |url=https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/49664/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1738929456565 |publisher=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=February 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207120710/https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/49664/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1738929456565 |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |page=6 |date=January 7, 2025 |url-status=live}}

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| candidate = Michael Cloud (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 183,980

| percentage = 66.04

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| candidate = Tanya Lloyd

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 94,596

| percentage = 33.96

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| votes = 278,576

| percentage = 100.00

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Cloud is Protestant.{{cite web |title=Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/ |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=6 March 2023}}

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