Michael Cloud
R · U.S. House, TX-27 · Tier 1/2
Tier 1/2, between “Firmly pro-Israel” and “Mainstream pro-Israel”
Voted against the Antisemitism Awareness Act (May 2024) on free-speech and religious grounds: “Believe it or not, under this bill, you could be accused of ‘antisemitism’ for citing Biblical passages which talk about Jesus’ crucifixion.” He voted for all three aid packages (Nov 2023, Feb 2024, Apr 2024), the Tlaib censure, H.Res.894, the bill forcing delivery of the paused bomb shipment, ICC sanctions (Jun 2024), the ban on citing Gaza Health Ministry casualty figures and the September 2026 college anti-boycott bill, and against the 2025 Greene and 2026 Massie cuts — though in opposing the procedural resolution that brought up the April 2024 package he objected that its “$9 billion in aid to Gaza” meant “American taxpayers are essentially funding terrorists” and said he had sought an amendment to give Israel coordination control over aid going into Gaza. He says “Israel has every right to defend itself against terrorism, and I firmly stand with our ally” (Oct 2024), and his campaign site carries a “Standing with Israel” plank. Asked in iVoterGuide’s 2026 general-election questionnaire whether the U.S. relationship with Israel is important, Cloud answered: “Yes. Israel is a critical ally that shares our commitment to freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. A strong Israel strengthens U.S. national security.” In January 2024 he signed the Smith–Manning letter, whose signers “thoroughly reject” South Africa’s “charge of genocide” against Israel.
A 1/2, not a clean 1. His one split, the Antisemitism Awareness Act Nay, rests on his stated objection that the bill could brand Gospel passages about the crucifixion as antisemitic and on free speech, not on any view of Israel's conduct; otherwise his votes are zero-daylight. There is no concern for Palestinian civilians in his own words: his only reference to “innocent people in Gaza” came in an argument that Gaza aid funds terrorists and should be placed under Israeli control, which rules out a flat 2. He has authored no Israel bill, only two amendments that were never made in order, one adding Hezbollah to a January 2024 bill’s list of groups attacking Israel and one requiring that the April 2024 package’s procedures for disbursing humanitarian aid be developed in coordination with the Government of Israel alone, so he has not led on the issue the way the members at 1 have.
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