Michael Cloud — Republican Candidate for U.S. House in Texas, 2026

Michael Cloud opposes all forms of amnesty, advocating for an orderly, merit-based immigration system that benefits the United States. He supports practical improvements such as prosecuting visa overstays, eliminating the visa lottery, ending birthright citizenship, and overturning sanctuary cities. Cloud, who has an "A" rating from NumbersUSA, states these actions would reduce incentives for illegal migration and counter cartel operations.

“My wife came to this country legally using the immigration system, and it took seven years to complete the process. We can do better for those wishing to come here legally. Our nation’s immigration system should, as a matter of principle and practice, benefit America, which means opposing all forms of amnesty. We must improve our nation’s immigration system to be orderly and merit-based. Practical improvements must include the prosecution of visa overstays, elimination of the visa lottery, ending birthright citizenship, ending work visas for those who come here illegally, upholding the rule of law through the implementation of E-Verify, and overturning sanctuary cities.”

Michael Cloud opposes the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), advocating for its repeal due to concerns about high costs and government intrusion. He supports returning market principles to healthcare by removing burdensome mandates, allowing insurance sales across state lines, and enabling small businesses to form Association Health Plans to increase affordability and consumer choice.

“The Obama Administration’s takeover of healthcare through the “Affordable Care Act” – better known as Obamacare – represented an intrusion into our personal lives not seen before. An important part of repealing Obamacare is to return market principles to the healthcare marketplace. — Michael Cloud, cloud.house.gov/resources/healthcare”

Michael Cloud voted "Yes" on the "Homeowner Energy Freedom Act" (HR 4758) and the "Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act" (HR 4626) in February 2026. These votes reflect a position against government regulation concerning energy and home appliances. He also received a 0% score for both 2024 and lifetime from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV).

Congressman Michael Cloud led a bicameral effort supporting the Trump administration's reversal of a Biden-era rule that allowed taxpayer-funded abortion at VA facilities. He stated that the rule conflated healthcare with abortion services, which he believes poses significant medical risks and directly intends to end the life of an unborn child. Cloud has received an endorsement from SBA Pro-Life America for his re-election.

““VA facilities should be empowered to provide the American veteran community with the best health care possible. The Biden rule conflated health care with abortion services, a practice that poses significant medical risks for pregnant women and directly intends to end the life of the second patient, the unborn child. Yet the Biden rule deemed that abortion was necessary to “protect the health” of the mother-patient with a broad and undefined health exception for pregnant women in TRICARE and CHAMPVA. With this broad health exception to operate under, the Biden rule was implemented with a series of VA training materials, including videos, documents, and presentation slides, that gave guidance to health providers on how to promote abortion as the safest option for pregnant veterans and [...]” - Congressman Michael Cloud, Release: Cloud Leads Bicameral Effort Backing Trump Administration Reversing Illegal VA Abortion Rule, 2026”

Michael Cloud voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which included defense funding and various foreign policy initiatives. His campaign highlighted national security and fiscal responsibility as key priorities. The Act's purpose is to counter foes, stand with allies, and focus investments on security to ensure American safety and enhance global standing.

Michael Cloud supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, believing it would allocate more funds directly to communities and classrooms. He argues that the current system involves the federal government taking money from states and local communities, then requiring them to request it back for education, which he views as administrative waste.

“Wouldn't it be better if the federal government didn't take it in the first place? Cause what happens is that we take it from the state's and local communities from families and then we ask them to beg for the money back in order to educate their kids. What if those dollars just stayed with the communities and then we took out a layer of administrative waste?" said Congressman Michael Cloud (R) Texas 27th District.”

Congressman Michael Cloud opposed H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 in 2026, stating these bills would damage the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. He introduced the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act (H.R. 2039) to prevent federal gun control through emergency declarations. He also introduced the No REGISTRY Rights Act and co-introduced the SHUSH Act, asserting that the Second Amendment is crucial for government accountability and self-defense.

“Both these bills would do nothing to prevent criminals from obtaining firearms but would do significant and long-lasting damage to law-abiding citizens’ right to keep and bear arms,” said Congressman Cloud. “Rather than ensuring wrongdoers and criminals do not have access to firearms, these two bills make it harder for law-abiding firearm owners. As is too often the case, the left overreacts to extreme cases in order to promote knee-jerk, misguided policy that seems to be well-intended, but has proven time and again to exacerbate the very problems they are trying to solve.” (Congressman Michael Cloud, cloud.house.gov, "Congressman Cloud Opposes Bills That Violate the Second Amendment on House Floor")”