- See Michael Cloud's sponsored bills →Michael CloudRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$1.2M raised
- Tanya LloydDemocratic✓ Verified$252K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Michael Cloud supports small businesses as key to the Texas economy and advocates reducing excessive regulation and securing open markets for farmers and ranchers 12. He opposes government interference in healthcare between patients and doctors and voted yea on multiple healthcare reauthorization acts but nay on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act 56. Tanya Lloyd opposes tariffs, viewing them as a tax on grocery store trips, and supports keeping rural hospitals open while moving toward universal healthcare 47. She also opposes data centers covering farmland when ratepayers bear grid-upgrade costs 11.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 15, 2026.
| Issue | Michael CloudRepublican | Tanya LloydDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Cloud supports small businesses as major job creators and the fuel of the Texas economy, emphasizing the need to keep them alive and healthy. Cloud supports reducing excessive regulation and securing fair and open markets overseas to help farmers and ranchers thrive economically. Cloud votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on TRIA reauthorization and KIDS Act. | Lloyd opposes tariffs, saying they act as a tax on every grocery store trip. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Michael Cloud supports small businesses as major job creators and the fuel of the Texas economy, emphasizing the need to keep them alive and healthy 1. He also supports reducing excessive regulation and securing fair and open markets overseas to help farmers and ranchers thrive economically 2. Cloud votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on TRIA reauthorization and KIDS Act 3. Tanya Lloyd opposes tariffs, saying they act as a tax on every grocery store trip 4. | ||
| Healthcare | Cloud opposes government interference between patients and doctors, stating it has wrecked the health insurance system for Texans. Cloud votes yea on multiple healthcare reauthorization and improvement acts but nay on SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act. | Lloyd supports keeping rural hospitals open and moving toward universal healthcare. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Michael Cloud opposes government interference between patients and doctors, stating it has wrecked the health insurance system for Texans 1. He voted yea on multiple healthcare reauthorization and improvement acts but voted nay on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act 2. Tanya Lloyd supports keeping rural hospitals open and moving toward universal healthcare 3. | ||
| Immigration | Cloud highlights the border crisis linking cartels, human trafficking, and immigration loopholes, advocating a comprehensive approach to solve it. Cloud opposes all forms of amnesty and supports an orderly, merit-based immigration system with enforcement measures like E-Verify and ending birthright citizenship. Cloud votes yea on several immigration enforcement and security bills and nay on a national emergency resolution related to immigration. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Cloud advocates for securing the southern border to combat cartels, increase law enforcement resources, and finish building the border wall. Cloud votes nay on prison staff safety and GUARD Act but yea on bills related to privacy, veterans’ rights, cashless bail, and violent offender restrictions. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Cloud is concerned about the fiscal health of the nation and the failure to produce a balanced budget, thinking about future generations. Cloud votes yea on tax relief and multiple appropriations and budget resolutions but nay on the AGOA Extension Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | Cloud supports continuing leadership as a major exporter of American energy through ports, pipelines, and infrastructure. Cloud supports expanding American energy production by cutting permitting delays, advancing lease sales, and enhancing infrastructure to export energy globally. Cloud votes yea on disapproval of EPA rule and battlefield protection and HEATS Act but nay on diesel emissions, marine conservation, and fuel retailer choice acts. | Lloyd opposes data centers covering farmland while ratepayers absorb the resulting grid-upgrade costs. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Michael Cloud supports continuing leadership as a major exporter of American energy through ports, pipelines, and infrastructure 1. He also supports expanding American energy production by cutting permitting delays, advancing lease sales, and enhancing infrastructure to export energy globally 2. Cloud voted yea on disapproval of EPA rule and battlefield protection and HEATS Act but nay on diesel emissions, marine conservation, and fuel retailer choice acts 3. Tanya Lloyd opposes data centers covering farmland while ratepayers absorb the resulting grid-upgrade costs 4. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Cloud supports making the right investments in the military to secure trade routes, combat threats, deter enemies, defend allies, and protect life and liberty. Cloud votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon and on FISA amendments but yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming bills. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |