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Mark Alford
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Candidate, U.S. House Missouri District 4

U.S. House Missouri District 4
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Personal
Profession
Realtor
Contact

Mark Alford (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Missouri's 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Alford (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Biography

Mark Alford graduated from Baytown Sterling High School in 1982. Alford's career experience includes working as a team lead and realtor with ReeceNichols Real Estate and the team lead manager with VortexKC/Chartwell.[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Alford was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2023-2024

Alford was assigned to the following committees:[Source]


Elections

2026

See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Mark Alford, Ricky Dana, Hartzell Gray, Jordan Herrera, and Danny Province are running in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 3, 2026.


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Endorsements

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2024

See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Mark Alford defeated Jeanette Cass, Thomas Holbrook, and David Haave in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Alford
Mark Alford (R)
 
71.1
 
259,886
Image of Jeanette Cass
Jeanette Cass (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.4
 
96,568
Image of Thomas Holbrook
Thomas Holbrook (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
9,240
David Haave (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2

Total votes: 365,696
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Jeanette Cass defeated Mike McCaffree in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeanette Cass
Jeanette Cass Candidate Connection
 
61.5
 
16,077
Image of Mike McCaffree
Mike McCaffree Candidate Connection
 
38.5
 
10,053

Total votes: 26,130
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Mark Alford advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Alford
Mark Alford
 
100.0
 
99,650

Total votes: 99,650
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Thomas Holbrook advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Holbrook
Thomas Holbrook Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
341

Total votes: 341
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Endorsements

Alford received the following endorsements.

Pledges

Alford signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform
  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Alford
Mark Alford (R)
 
71.3
 
181,890
Image of Jack Truman
Jack Truman (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.3
 
67,069
Image of Randy Langkraehr
Randy Langkraehr (L)
 
2.4
 
6,117
Image of Darrell Leon McClanahan III
Darrell Leon McClanahan III (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1
David Haave (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1
Image of Wyatt Parsons
Wyatt Parsons (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
1

Total votes: 255,079
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Jack Truman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jack Truman
Jack Truman Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
25,641

Total votes: 25,641
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Alford
Mark Alford
 
35.2
 
36,981
Image of Rick Brattin
Rick Brattin
 
21.4
 
22,509
Image of Kalena Bruce
Kalena Bruce
 
15.9
 
16,677
Image of Taylor Burks
Taylor Burks
 
10.1
 
10,624
Image of William Irwin
William Irwin Candidate Connection
 
9.2
 
9,648
Image of Jim Campbell
Jim Campbell Candidate Connection
 
4.4
 
4,642
Image of Kyle LaBrue
Kyle LaBrue Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
4,026

Total votes: 105,107
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Randy Langkraehr advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Randy Langkraehr
Randy Langkraehr
 
100.0
 
426

Total votes: 426
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Mark Alford campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Missouri District 4Candidacy Declared general$657,651 $238,225
2024* U.S. House Missouri District 4Won general$1,301,104 $1,140,338
2022U.S. House Missouri District 4Won general$1,038,063 $981,421
Grand total$2,996,818 $2,359,984
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Mark Alford
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Donald Trump (Conservative Party, R) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWon General
Drew Johnson  source  (R) U.S. House Nevada District 3 (2024) PrimaryLost General

Personal finance disclosures

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Analysis

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

Rankings and scores for the 119th Congress

118th Congress (2023-2025)

Rankings and scores for the 118th Congress




Key votes

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Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)[3]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)[5]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)[7]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)[9]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)[11]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)[13]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)[15]
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)[17]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)[20]
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)[23]
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)[25]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (327-75)[27]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-213)[29]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-211)[31]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (357-70)[33]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (217-199)[35]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (320-91)[37]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (387-26)[39]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (219-184)[41]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (214-213)[43]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (341-82)[45]


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External links

Footnotes

  1. LinkedIn, "Mark Alford," accessed November 22, 2022
  2. Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 723," December 14, 2023
  4. Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
  5. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 116," accessed May 15, 2025
  6. Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  7. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 199," accessed May 15, 2025
  8. Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
  9. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 106," accessed May 15, 2025
  10. Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
  11. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 182," accessed May 15, 2025
  12. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
  13. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 149," accessed May 15, 2025
  14. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
  15. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 104," accessed May 15, 2025
  16. Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  17. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 243," accessed May 15, 2025
  18. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
  19. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
  20. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
  21. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
  22. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
  23. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
  24. Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
  25. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 691," accessed May 15, 2025
  26. Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
  27. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 456," accessed May 15, 2025
  28. Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
  29. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 209," accessed May 15, 2025
  30. Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  31. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 380," accessed May 15, 2025
  32. Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  33. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 30," accessed May 15, 2025
  34. Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025," accessed February 18, 2025
  35. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 279," accessed May 15, 2025
  36. Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
  37. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 172," accessed May 15, 2025
  38. Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  39. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 200," accessed May 15, 2025
  40. Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
  41. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 477," accessed May 15, 2025
  42. Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
  43. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 43," accessed May 15, 2025
  44. Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
  45. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 450," accessed May 15, 2025

Political offices
Preceded by
Vicky Hartzler (R)
U.S. House Missouri District 4
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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Senators
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Bob Onder (R)
District 4
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