Michael Cloud
Republican
· TX-27 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture · and Credit · and Department Operations · House Committee on Appropriations · and Related Agencies · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Oversight and Reform · House Committee on Science · and Technology
Influence Score
42.0
Least exposed
↓ -12.3
vs 118th (54.3)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
1.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$6,788
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.8
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
2.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.7
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.3
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.6
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.5
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$2,009 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $151.25M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $303K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 55.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 45.4 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 54.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 42.0 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$39,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
Share from this one network
5.5%
Amount from this network
$36,166
Total from all networks
$658,919
Networks contributing
150
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Who funds Cloud
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$348,658
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
2.8%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
6
Money that arrived near votes
$10K
Distinct donors
7
Distinct employers
5
Share of their total fundraising
1.40%
Biggest clusters of timed money
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
$3K
AMERICAN BANK
$2K
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
$2K
AMERICAN BANK
$1K
CHANDLER DRILLING
$1K
KLEBERG BANK
$1K
STRIPE
$857
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
$400
CHARTER BANK
$250
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
VICTORIA COLLEGE
$18K
MAGIC INDUSTRIES
$17K
HOMEMAKER
$17K
CL THOMAS
$13K
HHA HOSPITAL MEDICINE
$12K
KLEAN INTERNATIONAL
$12K
CL THOMAS
$11K
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
$10K
MAGIC INDUSTRIES
$10K
SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES
$10K
MERCER CONSTRUCTION
$9K
RANCHING INVESTMENTS
$9K
KEATING AUTO
$7K
CL THOMAS
$7K
PORT LAVACA FORD
$7K
RAMIREZ ARCHITECTS
$7K
ATZENHOFFER CHEVROLET-CADILLAC
$7K
MAGIC INDUSTRIES
$7K
RANCHING
$7K
REPCON
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Michael Cloud comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
$875K
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
$208K
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND
$15K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$8K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC
$598
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
$250
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
22 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $194K to Michael Cloud across 28 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$194K
Shared contributors
22
Contributions
28
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $8K |
| 2024 | 16 | 22 | $187K |
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Michael Cloud ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required