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Michael Cloud, 2026 federal candidate
2026 federal candidate · official FEC data

Michael Cloud

Campaign donations, fundraising, spending, and cash on hand from the latest included Federal Election Commission filings.

U.S. House — Texas District 27REPIncumbentFEC H8TX27049
Direct answer · 2025–2026 cycle

How much has Michael Cloud raised?

$1,062,240.61 in total campaign receipts.

$819,031.94 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.

Total receipts$1,062,241
Total spending$927,985
Cash on hand$271,133

Official sourceFederal Election Commission · data through .

PERMANENT PERSON IDENTITY

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Office soughtU.S. House · TX-27Federal Election Commission
Filing classificationIncumbentFEC candidate master
Current public officeU.S. Representative — Texas District 27Permanent office record →
Campaign websiteNot listed in a connected official sourceCoverage gap
Experience and education

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HousingNo sourced public position located.

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Economy & taxesNo sourced public position located.

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EducationNo sourced public position located.

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Public safetyNo sourced public position located.

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ImmigrationNo sourced public position located.

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Health careNo sourced public position located.

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TransportationNo sourced public position located.

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Energy & climateNo sourced public position located.

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AbortionNo sourced public position located.

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Filing-driven activity & election calendar

Michael Cloud 2026 timeline

REAL DATES

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Scheduled primary election

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Scheduled runoff, if required

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Personal financial disclosure filings

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Campaign money

Michael Cloud campaign finance details

FEC BULK DATA
2025–2026 federal-cycle totals through June 30, 2026.
MetricReported amountWhat it means
Total receipts$1,062,240.61All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations.
Individual contributions$819,031.94Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category.
Candidate contributions$0.00Contributions from the candidate in the summary record.
Total disbursements$927,985.27Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle.
Cash on hand$271,132.63Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period.
Debts owed by campaign$0.00Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing.
Net cash after reported debt$271,132.63Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign.

Dollar amounts preserve the cents in the FEC record. These figures are campaign-finance totals, not personal wealth, polling, odds, endorsements, or Election.org scores. “Not reported” means the current bulk file contains no summary; it does not mean zero.

Who gave · who spent · what the filing says

PAC contributions and outside spending involving Michael Cloud

FEC ITEMIZED DATA

Direct campaign support and independent spending are not combined. Support and opposition below are the positions reported by the spender to the Federal Election Commission.

Direct committee contributions$217,270.00127 transactions
Coordinated party spending$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to support$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to oppose$0.000 transactions
Direct contribution

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Coordinated party expenditure

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Independent expenditure

Outside spending expressly supporting or opposing a candidate. By definition, it is not made in coordination with the candidate or party.

Federal committees reporting direct contributions

BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2 itemized transactions · latest Feb 26, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC2 itemized transactions · latest Feb 24, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC3 itemized transactions · latest Apr 16, 2026
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE7 itemized transactions · latest Dec 29, 2025
LETS GET TO WORK PAC2 itemized transactions · latest Aug 9, 2025
BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE3 itemized transactions · latest May 14, 2026
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC3 itemized transactions · latest May 30, 2026
PHILLIPS 66 PAC3 itemized transactions · latest May 28, 2026
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND3 itemized transactions · latest Feb 11, 2025
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE1 itemized transaction · latest Sep 3, 2025
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC2 itemized transactions · latest Feb 24, 2026

Source: FEC contributions-from-committees-to-candidates and independent-expenditure bulk files, checked Aug 24, 2026. Committee transactions retain only the latest filing version for stable transaction IDs. Independent-expenditure rows from superseded filings are removed through the FEC previous-filing chain. Memo entries remain included because the FEC bulk-file documentation instructs analysts to include them.

Money graph · dates, geography, and operating expenditures

How money moved through Michael Cloud

FEC ITEMIZED FILES

These panels show privacy-thresholded itemized individual-receipt activity and amendment-normalized operating expenditures. They are descriptive slices of filings—not a complete substitute for the official financial summary.

Itemized individual receipt activity over time

Monthly transaction activity from the FEC individual-contributions file. Current-cycle files can contain earlier-dated transactions; signed amendments, refunds, reattributions, and memo entries remain in the source-defined analysis.

17 months

Where itemized contributor addresses were reported

State is taken from the contributor address on the FEC row. It does not prove residence, citizenship, employer location, or the ultimate economic source of funds.

14.4% outside Texas
Texas343 distinct reported contributors · 1,373 rows$406,538.0085.6%
Virginia16 distinct reported contributors · 95 rows$25,205.005.3%
Florida41 distinct reported contributors · 410 rows$12,686.002.7%
District of Columbia8 distinct reported contributors · 14 rows$10,250.002.2%
California31 distinct reported contributors · 209 rows$8,143.001.7%
New York6 distinct reported contributors · 94 rows$2,048.000.4%
Washington6 distinct reported contributors · 45 rows$1,995.000.4%
New Mexico5 distinct reported contributors · 29 rows$1,956.000.4%
Illinois8 distinct reported contributors · 40 rows$1,090.000.2%
South Carolina6 distinct reported contributors · 40 rows$1,068.000.2%
Michigan6 distinct reported contributors · 23 rows$1,060.000.2%
Louisiana5 distinct reported contributors · 33 rows$989.000.2%

Only committee/state groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. The percentages use only the displayed dataset’s publishable, state-coded itemized rows; they are not a percentage of all campaign receipts.

Reported operating-expenditure categories

FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.

6 published categories
Administrative/Salary/Overhead Expenses401 current organization-payment rows$582,970.49
Solicitation and Fundraising Expenses90 current organization-payment rows$175,343.82
Travel Expenses6 current organization-payment rows$43,343.41
Polling Expenses1 current organization-payment row$28,000.00
Campaign Event Expenses1 current organization-payment row$345.00
Campaign Materials1 current organization-payment row$256.28

Top organization payees in operating expenditures

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Winred Technical Services LLC67 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-29
$222,345.69
Cardmember Service18 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-22
$168,132.54
Frontline Strategies LLC26 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-23
$81,856.48
Gusto96 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-30
$65,347.67
Olive Branch Consulting14 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-23
$65,300.00
Fundraising Incorporated33 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-03
$56,395.94
Cfs Compliance66 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-29
$38,337.49
Public Opinion Strategies1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-05-05
$28,000.00
Drogin Group3 current itemized payments · latest 2025-04-10
$20,644.33
Aristotle International Incorporated6 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-08
$15,350.40
L2 Incorporated1 current itemized payment · latest 2025-11-10
$12,500.00
Frontline Strategies3 current itemized payments · latest 2025-05-07
$11,250.00
Postage For Direct Mail Fundraising LLC7 current itemized payments · latest 2026-01-27
$7,292.16
Hsp Direct LLC4 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-31
$6,728.39
Direct Mail Processors7 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-20
$6,593.21

Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-08-24. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.

Aggregated individual giving · privacy threshold applied

Reported employers among contributors to Michael Cloud

FEC SCHEDULE A
This is not company money.

These totals combine itemized contributions from individuals who reported the same employer. They do not show that the employer directed, funded, or endorsed any contribution.

Victoria College16 distinct reported contributors · 26 current itemized transactions
$17,976.00

Only employer/recipient groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published, with at most 50 groups per recipient committee. Individual names and addresses are not included. Totals are net current-file amounts after amendment normalization and may include refunds, reattributions, or memo entries.

Transparent calculations

What the reported totals show

77.1%Individual-contribution shareIndividual contributions ÷ total receipts
87.4%Spending-to-receipts ratioTotal disbursements ÷ total receipts
$271,132.63Net cash after debtCash on hand − debts owed by campaign

These are Election.org calculations from the displayed FEC totals, included to make the filing easier to understand. They are descriptive, not a score or comparison.

Official record

Candidate filing details

2026 CYCLE
Candidate
Michael Cloud
Office sought
U.S. House — Texas District 27
Party affiliation
REP
Incumbency
Incumbent
Candidate status
Current candidate
Principal committee
CLOUD FOR CONGRESS
FEC candidate ID
H8TX27049
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