Mark Alford
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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, 2025.
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.
Alford also ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 4th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
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
2023-2024
Alford was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
- Committee on Small Business
- Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access
- Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Military Personnel
- Seapower and Projection Forces
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Key votes
- See also: Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point 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.
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Elections
2026
See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4
Incumbent Mark Alford is running in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 3, 2026.
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Mark Alford (R) |
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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 | ||
✔ | Mark Alford (R) | 71.1 | 215,936 | |
Jeanette Cass (D) | 26.4 | 80,122 | ||
Thomas Holbrook (L) | 2.5 | 7,507 | ||
David Haave (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 |
Total votes: 303,565 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alexander Heidenreich (Independent)
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 | ||
✔ | Jeanette Cass | 61.5 | 16,077 | |
Mike McCaffree | 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 | ||
✔ | Mark Alford | 100.0 | 99,650 |
Total votes: 99,650 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Taylor Burks (R)
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 | ||
✔ | Thomas Holbrook | 100.0 | 341 |
Total votes: 341 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Alford received the following endorsements.
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
- Veterans for America First
Pledges
Alford signed the following pledges.
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 | ||
✔ | Mark Alford (R) | 71.3 | 181,890 | |
Jack Truman (D) | 26.3 | 67,069 | ||
Randy Langkraehr (L) | 2.4 | 6,117 | ||
Darrell Leon McClanahan III (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
David Haave (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
Wyatt Parsons (Independent) (Write-in) | 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 | ||
✔ | Jack Truman | 100.0 | 25,641 |
Total votes: 25,641 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- JD Leathers (D)
- Anthony Osborne (D)
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 | ||
✔ | Mark Alford | 35.2 | 36,981 | |
Rick Brattin | 21.4 | 22,509 | ||
Kalena Bruce | 15.9 | 16,677 | ||
Taylor Burks | 10.1 | 10,624 | ||
William Irwin | 9.2 | 9,648 | ||
Jim Campbell | 4.4 | 4,642 | ||
Kyle LaBrue | 3.8 | 4,026 |
Total votes: 105,107 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Johnson (R)
- Sara Walsh (R)
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 | ||
✔ | 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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Notable endorsements
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mark Alford," accessed November 22, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
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Preceded by Vicky Hartzler (R) |
U.S. House Missouri District 4 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |