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Mark Alford
U.S. Representative, Missouri
328 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Mark Allen Alford Sr. is an American politician and former television news anchor serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Jul 30, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Alford votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Alford stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 54 →HR 9828
HR 9828 · Introduced Jul 22, 2026
Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 8596
HR 8596 · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 8258
HR 8258 · Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Apr 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HRES 1401
HRES 1401 · Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Sports and Recreation
Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Alford's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 449were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
97.1%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
2.9%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
1.7%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Alford sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Alford has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
28
Sponsored this Congress
54 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
380
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
54
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 30, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Alford's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33