Candidate · November 3, 2026

Mark Alford

On the ballot for U.S. House · Missouri's 4th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.6M
cash on hand
$757K
issues with public statements
6

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Missouri's 4th District1
Party on the ballotRepublican1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Missouri's 4th District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Mark Alford is a former small business owner who spent 25 years as an anchor of a Kansas City morning news show before entering Congress.3,4,5 He was first sworn in as part of the 118th Congress and served on the Armed Services, Agriculture and Small Business committees; in the 119th Congress he serves on the Appropriations Committee and chairs the Small Business Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.4

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he wants to keep serving in Congress so he can continue working with President Trump on an America First agenda that includes securing the border, combating violent crime, strengthening the economy and restoring American leadership abroad.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MO-42
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, MO-42

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he is 100% pro-life and will always defend the right to life and the rights of the unborn.8

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says Congress must end government waste, eliminate fraud and rein in spending to reduce the deficit.8

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

His campaign website says he will push for more funding for law enforcement and will oppose efforts to defund the police.8

  1. Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
  2. Keep funding near current levels
  3. Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Elections and Government Reform

Term limits for Congress

His campaign website says he supports term limits for Congress and that he cosponsored term limit legislation in his first week in Congress.8

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

His campaign website says the border must be secured by building the border wall, increasing the number of border security officers and better enforcing existing immigration laws.8

Environment and Public Lands

Clean Water Act coverage of wetlands and streams

His campaign website says he will work to protect farmers and ranchers from EPA overregulation through the WOTUS rule and rules on farm dust, streams and ponds.8

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Mark Alford served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Mark Alford sponsored or cosponsored 17 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$1,599,366
Spent$1,066,227
Cash on hand$757,047

Where the money came from

Individual donors$847K · 53%
PACs and other political committees$700K · 44%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$50K · 3%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$2,000 · 0%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.