Michael Cloud
RepublicanU.S. Representative, TX-27| Age | 51 (b. 1975-05-13) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2018-07-10 (~7 yrs) |
| Religion | Protestant (Christian) |
| Education | Graduated from Miamisburg High School in Miamisburg, Ohio (1993); earned a B.S. in mass media communications from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma (1997). |
| Prior occupation | Business owner (founded Bright Idea Media, LLC, a Victoria, TX media/marketing firm); media and communications director at Faith Family Church in Victoria, Texas; communications director |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Marital status | Married — Rosel Cloud |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Victoria, Texas |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Previous offices | Chairman, Victoria County Republican Party (2010-2017) · Member, Texas State Republican Executive Committee |
| Committees | House Committee on Appropriations (Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Vice Chair) · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency; Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs) |
| Caucuses | House Freedom Caucus · Republican Study Committee · Congressional Taiwan Caucus · Sharia-Free America Caucus (founding member, 2026) |
| Leadership | Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (2025-2026) · Ranking Member, Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy (2021-2022) |
| Ideology | Strongly conservative voting record; member of the House Freedom Caucus and Republican Study Committee. Voteview tracks his roll-call votes in the conservative range; received a 'Champion of Limited Government Award' ranking among the top 10 in Congress for limited-government voting. |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Bright Idea Media, LLC (business interest) | business_owned · $50,001–$100,000 · 2018 |
| Capital One Bank accounts | other · $15,001–$50,000 · 2018 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.