Mark Alford | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's4th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vicky Hartzler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Allen Alford Sr. (1963-10-04)October 4, 1963 (age 62) Baytown, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Lee College Texas State University University of Texas, Austin (attended) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Mark Allen Alford Sr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American politician and former television news anchor serving as theU.S. representative forMissouri's 4th congressional district since 2023. He is a member of theRepublican Party.
Alford was born inBaytown, Texas.[1][2] He attendedSterling High School and theUniversity of Texas at Austin, but left college without graduating.[3]
Alford worked forKPRC-TV inHouston as a reporter and weekend anchor forNews 2 Houston from 1995 and 1998. Before that, he was anchor forKDFW-TV inDallas and a reporter withWPTV-TV inWest Palm Beach;KWTX-TV inWaco; andKXAN-TV inAustin.[4] In 1998, he went toWDAF-TV in Kansas City as an anchor forFox 4 News and stayed there for 23 years. He announced his resignation on October 8, 2021.[5]
On October 27, 2021, Alford announced his candidacy for theUnited States House of Representatives inMissouri's 4th congressional district as aRepublican in the2022 elections.[6][7] He won the Republican nomination in the August 2 primary election[8] and won the November 8 general election.[9]
Alford was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of theFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[10]
He voted to provideIsrael with support following the2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.[11][12]
Alford supported the2025 United States federal mass layoffs, telling fired federal employees at an event inBelton, Missouri that "God has a plan and purpose for your life."[13]
Alford supported proposedtariffs on Canadian trade, arguing that he and American consumers are willing to accept higher costs to "get America right again."[14]
Alford opposed thedischarge petition for theEpstein files, however said he would approve the measure if it advances to a vote.[15]
For the119th Congress:[16]
Alford and his wife, Leslie, have three children,Mark Allen Alford Jr., Alexandria Naomi Francis, and Spencer "Jasper" Adkins Alford.[18] They live inLake Winnebago, a suburb of Kansas City. Alford is a member of Evangel Church, anAssemblies of Godmegachurch in Kansas City.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 4th congressional district 2023–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 298th | Succeeded by |
