# Mark Alford

Mark Alford is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Missouri’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Missouri’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: A000379
- FEC candidate IDs: H2MO04207

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/A000379 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

2.1% of Alford’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

## What Alford says (119th Congress (2025–27))

3,323 classified statements: 3,047 posts on X, 155 press releases, 74 Congressional Record speeches, 47 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Alford | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.1% | 124 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 15.1% | 151 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 63.8% | 67.7% | 161 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.8% | 8.9% | 137 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 38.9% | 37.4% | 102 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 5.0% | 3.0% | 45 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 28% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Commerce 15% (House Republicans 9.1%); Health 15% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 1,108 donors and 1,891 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.2% (97.1%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 201. 10.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 134 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10644: Faith and Rural Small Business Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10644
- H.R. 9828: Federal Employee Financial Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9828
- H.R. 9539: Online Accessibility Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9539
- H.Res. 1401: Honoring John Wathan on his induction into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1401
- H.Res. 1367: Honoring the tremendous effort undertaken by the good people of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas, and surrounding communities in getting the heartland ready for… (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1367
- H.R. 9212: VA Emergency Transportation Act (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9212
- H.R. 9118: Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9118
- H.R. 8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8596
- H.R. 8258: Strategic Assets Protection Act (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8258
- H.Res. 1132: Expressing support for the designation of March 24, 2026, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1132

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.6M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 2.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 38% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2114731149834555781
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2114779781841514963
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2114855762556031466
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2114038408032973007
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2114126136292597861
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2113620059650240702
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2113620062905270275
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2113680356284981447
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2113740276992790786
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMarkAlford/status/2113779533744635950

## Links

- Official site: https://alford.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMarkAlford
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100089595940547
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepMarkAlford
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepAlford
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000379

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/A000379