Mark Alford

U.S. Representative · MO-4 · Republican

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.09· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 140 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Alford’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 22
  2. Action in committee 6
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 2
  5. Became law 0

22 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 19 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Alford’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Alford.

Alford in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 11 missed of 674

Voted on 663 of 674 roll calls; missed 11. Higher than 57% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
97/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 150 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 465 votes that split the parties. Lower than 66% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
14/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 75% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.56

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Alford’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Alford’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 915 Small Business Technological Advancement ActAuthorizes Small Business Administration to finance software and cloud computing services for small businesses. AI-readCommerce · Passed a chamber Jul 13, 2026Substantive216 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 5764 AI for Main Street ActRequires Small Business Development Centers to help small businesses evaluate artificial intelligence. AI-readCommerce · Passed a chamber Jan 26, 2026Substantive293 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 2027 Returning SBA to Main Street Act of 2025Modifies Small Business Administration lending and support programs for small businesses. AI-readCommerce · Out of committee May 21, 2025Substantive1.6k words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.