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U.S. Representative for Missouri’s 4th District

Mark Alford

Republican 2nd term Not yet called

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.6M raised · top PACs: Smith Victory, The Boeing Company, US Oncology Inc. Network Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 12 of 50 party-line votes (24%; most Republicans: 7%)
97LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
14BipartMed 12
13BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Small Business 6th majority
  • Appropriations 30th majority
Age
63

2026 election

Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date6829220167413
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2511961,23510

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 32% no bills
Armed Forces and National Security 21% 10%
Commerce 8% 21%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Housing and Community Development; bills go to Commerce and Agriculture and Food; the two overlap on Armed Forces and National Security.

  • He talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 29 bills sponsored, most on Commerce.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairOversight, Investigations, and Regulations SubcommitteeSmall Business
Vice chairMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberSmall Business Committee6th majority
MemberAppropriations Committee30th majority

Chair of the Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee, more senior than 18% of the House, in the majority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

15% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Alford.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

15% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Johnson and Rogers.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 22 · expected 23
Action in committee 6 · expected 7
Beyond committee 3 · expected 4
Passed House 2 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 140 of 433 in the House

1.09expected 1.09 · average member 1.00

2 of 22 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.09 against a peer median of 1.09.

  • On the move: H.R. 915 (passed a chamber), H.R. 5764 (passed a chamber), H.R. 2027 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.56

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 13 times (peer median 8).

  • Position: +0.56, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 12 of 50, Armed Forces & National Security 1 of 38.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Alford$1.6M raised52%44%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

53% of what he raised came from individuals; 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.6M raised, 44% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 44.7 points.

79 PACs of the 140 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Smith Victory0% D
  2. The Boeing Company41% D
  3. US Oncology Inc. Network40% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

129 bills

Alford voted Yea on 59, Nay on 4, and sponsored or cosponsored 66 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.