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WHERE

Where do Michael Cloud's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$798K
Total spent
$943K
Cash on hand
$137K

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$576K(72%)
  • PACs$212K(27%)
  • Political parties$1K(0%)
  • Self-funding$3.5(0%)
  • Other receipts$9K(1%)

Top industries

Of $68K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.

  • Agriculture & Food$15K
  • Finance & Real Estate$14K
  • Transportation$11K
  • General Business$7K
  • Healthcare$7K

An additional $436Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.

PATTERN

Vote-finance correlation

High confidence

Data through Apr 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [107]

This report analyzes donations and votes for Representative Michael Cloud. There is a moderate pattern between donations from the Energy/Natural Resources sector and Representative Cloud's voting record. He voted yea on 82.6% of bills related to this sector. Representative Cloud voted yea on 66.7% of bills related to Finance/Insurance/Real Estate. He received $22,500 from this sector. He voted yea on 91.7% of bills related to Lawyers & Lobbyists. He received no donations from this sector. He voted yea on 66.7% of bills related to Defense. He received no donations from this sector.

This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.

Full methodology and academic citations

Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology

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