Mark Alford

U.S. Representative · MO-4 · Republican

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

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.

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

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

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%

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%

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%

+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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2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Alford’s effectiveness score.

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

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