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August 19, 2026 | Meet the Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives District 27

Opponent Michael Cloud is once again absent. Read Tanya's thoughtful responses here. 

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June 27, 2026 | South Texas Candidates Navigate Redistricting at Texas Democratic Convention

For Tanya Lloyd, a public school educator challenging incumbent Republican Michael Cloud in the newly redrawn 27th Congressional District, that effort has meant crisscrossing a district stretching from the Austin suburbs to Aransas County. "I have put 65,000 miles on my car these past two and a half years. Everywhere I'm invited I go," Lloyd said. Despite losing to Cloud by roughly 90,000 votes in 2024, Lloyd said her two decades in the classroom have prepared her for the long campaign ahead. "I have been in the public school classroom for two decades. If that doesn't teach you perseverance, I don't know what will," she said.

Read more here.

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Democratic Party of San Patricio County, Texas | Candidate Feature

"Tanya Lloyd is a first grade public school teacher, a wife, and a mother. Tanya is a former Republican who left the GOP over the extreme attacks on public education and women's reproductive rights with the fall of Roe v. Wade. She is running to address the economic challenges of TX-27,including the pressing challenges of rural healthcare, to stand-up for her students and their families and make sure our community has a constructive voice in Washington. Congress Needs A First Grade Teacher!"

https://www.sanpatdems.org/tanyalloyd

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May 3, 2026 | The Lone Star Left | Meet The Candidates: Tanya Lloyd For Texas Congressional District 27

“At her core, Tanya Lloyd is a community-rooted candidate. She’s spent decades embedded in
Lockhart, raising a family, volunteering across schools, churches, and local organizations, and
building relationships that go beyond campaign cycles. She’s not dropping into the district to run.
She’s already been there, doing the work, long before her name was on a ballot.”


Read more at: https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/meet-the-candidates-tanya-lloyd-for

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February 18, 2026 | Mothers Against Greg Abbott | Interview

"Right now we need somebody that's going to actually listen to all of the constituents and not just part of them. We need somebody that's going to um respect everybody's background, religion or non-religion.We need somebody who's going to work for the little people. When I say little people... we have a lot of working poor in our district. And and we have a lot of 
than that, right? And we need somebody that's really going to stand up for those people and that's not happening right now."

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February 12, 2026 | Austin Chronicle
March 2026 Primary Election Endorsements for the Austin Area

“Lloyd’s already knocked on a lot of doors, boosting her profile, and her own conversion from R
to D makes her the better candidate to court independents and even conservatives disgusted with
MAGA politics.”

Read more at: https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/march-2026-primary-election-endorsements/

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February 23, 2026 | Coalition of Democratic Allies
Democrats Are Not Hiding Anymore

“Tanya Lloyd offers a results driven alternative. Her campaign centers on disaster resilience,
economic opportunity, and bipartisan cooperation to deliver tangible benefits to South Texas
communities. Lloyd’s approach emphasizes service over spectacle and governing over
grandstanding.”

Read more at: https://coalitionofdemocraticallies.substack.com/p/democrats-are-not-hiding-anymore?utm_sour
ce=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share

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February 17, 2026 | KCEN
Federal Ballot Guide: Here's who's running for Congress, Senate in Central Texas

“Raised on a farm outside Lockhart by two educators and a civil rights activist grandmother, she
has spent nearly two decades teaching in public schools, including Title I campuses.”

Read more at: https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/federal-ballot-guide-congress-senate-central-texas/50
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February 11, 2026 | Austin American-Statesman
Lloyd makes best case for Democrats in US House 27 | Endorsement

Read more at: https://www.statesman.com/opinion/editorials/article/lloyd-makes-best-case-democrats-us-house
-27-21338782.php

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March 4, 2026 | AFL-CIO
Backed by the Texas AFL-CIO, Union-First Candidate Wins Chart a New Path for Texas Politics

Read more at:https://texasaflcio.org/centraltexas/news/backed-texas-afl-cio-union-first-candidate-wins-chart-n

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January 16, 2026 | Community Impact 

Q&A: Meet the Democratic candidates for U.S. House of Representatives, District 27. https://communityimpact.com/austin/san-marcos-buda-

Tanya Lloyd for Congress
1887 FM 672
Lockhart, TX 78644

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