U.S. Representative, 27th Congressional District

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2 years

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Election

Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

All of Austin, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, Fayette, Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria, Washington and Wharton counties; part of Hays County (about 55% of its residents: Kyle, Buda and part of San Marcos); part of Bastrop County (about 98% of its residents: Bastrop, part of Elgin and Smithville); part of Travis County (about 7% of its residents: part of Austin and part of Manor); part of Nueces County (about 17% of its residents: part of Corpus Christi); part of San Patricio County (about 36% of its residents: part of Ingleside, part of Aransas Pass and part of Portland); part of Aransas County (about 18% of its residents); part of Refugio County (about 10% of its residents).

Tanya Lloyd

Democratic

Teacher

The gist

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Michael Cloud

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative

The gist

• Authored a bill barring emergency powers from enacting gun control.
• Supports completing the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
• Supports repealing the Affordable Care Act.
• Introduced bills on budget cost estimates and sunsetting agencies.
• Supports school choice for parents.
• Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion.
• Supports expanding U.S. energy exports.

More about Michael

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1. Authored a bill barring emergency powers from enacting gun control.

   The 2nd Amendment — Cloud for Congress

   Campaign website · Cloud for Congress · cloudforcongress.com

   “would keep an out-of-control federal government from coopting a national emergency to enact gun control.”

2. Supports completing the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.

   Border Security — Cloud for Congress

   Campaign website · Cloud for Congress · cloudforcongress.com

   “the border wall, particularly in the Rio Grande Valley, should be completed.”

3. Supports repealing the Affordable Care Act.

   Health Care — Cloud for Congress

   Campaign website · Cloud for Congress · cloudforcongress.com

   “Obamacare must be repealed, and healthcare must be driven by a market-oriented approach”

4. Introduced bills on budget cost estimates and sunsetting agencies.

   Federal Spending and Debt — Cloud for Congress

   Campaign website · Cloud for Congress · cloudforcongress.com

   “introducing two bills that would start the process of getting our fiscal house in order”

5. Supports school choice for parents.

   Education — Cloud for Congress

   Campaign website · Cloud for Congress · cloudforcongress.com

   “provide parents educational choices for their children”

6. Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion.

   Pro-Life — Cloud for Congress

   Campaign website · Cloud for Congress · cloudforcongress.com

   “He led the successful effort to end a hidden surcharge that funded abortion in the “Affordable Care Act” insurance plans”

7. Supports expanding U.S. energy exports.

   Energy and Trade — Cloud for Congress

   Campaign website · Cloud for Congress · cloudforcongress.com

   “Congressman Cloud has prioritized expanding our energy exports capability.”

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