Michael Cloud

Michael Cloud
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 27th district
Assumed office
July 10, 2018
Preceded by Blake Farenthold
Personal details
Born (1975-05-13) May 13, 1975
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Rosel Cloud
Children 3
Education Oral Roberts University (BS)
Website cloud.house.gov

Michael Jonathan Cloud (born May 13, 1975) is a Republican politician from Texas, currently serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 27th congressional district.

Earlier political career

Cloud previously served as Chair of the Victoria County Republican Party from May 2010 to May 2017.[1][2]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018 special election

He replaced Republican Blake Farenthold who resigned amid controversy due to settling a sexual harassment lawsuit with public money.[3][4] He had previously won the Republican runoff for the regularly scheduled election with outside help from the Club for Growth and the endorsement of Ron Paul, who had previously represented parts of the district in Congress.[5] On June 30, 2018, he won a special election to his current seat, defeating Democrat Eric Holguin 55% to 32%.[6] Cloud took his oath and was sworn in on July 10, 2018.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Cloud". Linkedin. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Svitek, Patrick (June 30, 2018). "Michael Cloud wins special election to fill U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold's seat". The Texas Tribune.
  3. ↑ "Lawmaker behind secret $84K sexual harassment settlement unmasked". Politico. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Republican wins Texas special election for House seat". Washington Post. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Endorsements". Cloud for Congress | Michael Cloud. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ Tribune, The Texas (July 1, 2018). "Michael Cloud wins special election to fill U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold's seat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Tribune, The Texas (10 July 2018). "Republican Michael Cloud sworn in as Texas' newest congressman". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Blake Farenthold		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 27th congressional district
2018–present		 Incumbent
Current U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Debbie Lesko		 Seniority in the U.S. House of Representatives
427th		 Succeeded by
Troy Balderson
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