[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Mark Alford

Republican · Representative, MO ·4

Mark Alford is the Republican U.S. Representative (MO's 4th congressional district). The platform has 5 voting records on file (2022-2025) and 151 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

58 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 15%

44 → 7

Silence Risk 25%

95 → 24

Contradiction Risk 25%

69 → 17

Intelligence Volume 15%

97 → 15

Constituency Deviation 0%

58 → 0

Voting Misalignment 0%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Uninsured rate: Approximately 11% (above national average of 8.6%; Missouri has not fully expanded Medicaid)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 40.2

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: Approximately 71% (above national average of 65.5%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+28

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: Approximately 22% (well below Missouri average of 31% and national average of 33.7%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: Approximately 14% (above Missouri average of 12.5% and national average of 12.4%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veterans as share of civilian adult population: Approximately 13% (substantially above national average of 7%, reflecting Fort Leonard Wood's regional influence)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black population share: Approximately 6% (concentrated in Fort Leonard Wood military community)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White non-Hispanic population share: Approximately 88%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: Approximately $53,200 (below Missouri median of $61,134 and well below national median of $74,580)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Proposition A — Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave (2024) (2024) — passed, margin Statewide: 57.6% Yes — 42.4% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Amendment 3 — Right to Abortion and Reproductive Freedom (2024) (2024) — passed, margin Statewide: 51.6% Yes — 48.4% No (narrow statewide passage; MO-04 counties voted heavily against)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 23 Construction (share 0.07)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services (Lake of the Ozarks tourism) (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 Agriculture Forestry Fishing and Hunting (share 0.09)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 Public Administration (military/federal) (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Missouri Department of Corrections (multiple facilities in district) (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cerner/Oracle Health (remote workforce from MO-04 counties) (1200 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lake Regional Health System (1800 employees)

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American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $15,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/

Missouri Farm Bureau Federation Federal PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00613489/

Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC donor $10,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563726/

Missouri Corn Growers Association donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00487686/

Eye Of The Tiger PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/

Cornpac donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376343/

The Us Oncology Network PAC donor $15,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00339655/

Asian American Hotel Owners Association PAC (Aahoa PAC) donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00336743/

Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00206136/

National Pork Producers Council Pork PAC donor $10,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00201871/

Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/

The Boeing Company PAC donor $11,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (9 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00142711/

Employees Of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC donor $9,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00088591/

National Turkey Federation Political Action Commitee/Turpac donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076182/

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee For Rural Electrification (A... donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/

One Country One Destiny PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00875732/

Alford Victory Committee donor $14,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00833681/

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,238 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/

Raptor PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00749481/

The Guidehouse PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Alford's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00740605/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act	Yea	2026-09-03	unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require…	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Not Voting	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
AGOA Extension Act	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "Alford has publicly described himself as a fiscal conservative committed to reducing government spending and the national debt, citing the need to cut 'reckless spending' as central to his legislative platform since…

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Alford has publicly described himself as a fiscal conservative committed to reducing government spending and the national debt, citing the need to cut 'reckless spending' as central to his legislative platform since his 2022 campaign.

Vote: on "Alford voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, which the Congressional Budget…"

Alford's stated fiscal conservatism and explicit opposition to deficit spending — the central platform of his 2022 campaign and his justification for voting against the Fiscal Responsibility Act as insufficiently austere — is directly contradicted by his yes vote on the OBBBA, which CBO projected would add $3.4…

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same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Alford voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, stating it 'didn't go nearly far enough' in cutting spending, aligning with the House Freedom Caucus bloc that rejected the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal…

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Alford voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, stating it 'didn't go nearly far enough' in cutting spending, aligning with the House Freedom Caucus bloc that rejected the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal as insufficiently conservative.

Vote: on "Alford voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, which the Congressional Budget…"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Alford voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act in 2023 explicitly because it added to the deficit and didn't cut enough spending, then voted for the OBBBA in 2025 which CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit — the same fiscal metric he…

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Last silence detection: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:35:10 GMT (via scheduled run)

Fort Leonard Wood base realignment risk and BRAC implications of defense budget proposals Alford voted for

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Expected position: Fort Leonard Wood is the largest employer in MO-04, with approximately 18,000 military and civilian personnel. Alford serves on the House Armed Services Committee and has direct oversight jurisdiction over military installation policy. Multiple defense budget proposals and continuing resolution votes during his tenure have carried implicit base funding risks. An Armed Services Committee member representing a district anchored by the Army's largest training base would be expected to publicly advocate for base protection and against any budget measures that could trigger BRAC-style reviews. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Alford has issued general press statements about supporting the military and veterans, and has cited his Armed Services Committee position in constituent communications. No documented comprehensive public statement specifically addresses Fort Leonard Wood's funding security, BRAC risk, or the specific budget line items affecting the base's operations during budget negotiations where he held committee influence. Primary URL: https://alford.house.gov/media

Grain export infrastructure and Mississippi River lock-and-dam system funding in Farm Bill negotiations

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Expected position: MO-04 agricultural producers depend heavily on Mississippi and Missouri River barge infrastructure to move grain to export markets. The Army Corps of Engineers' lock-and-dam system funding is directly relevant to MO-04 farm economics. Alford serves on the House Agriculture Committee and has cited his agricultural district as central to his legislative mission. The ongoing Farm Bill negotiations and infrastructure funding debates have direct dollar-value consequences for his constituents' export logistics costs. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Alford has issued statements on the Farm Bill generally and has participated in Agriculture Committee proceedings. No specific documented public statement addresses Mississippi or Missouri River waterway infrastructure funding or Army Corps lock-and-dam system appropriations as they affect MO-04 grain export economics, despite this being a documented priority of Missouri agricultural organizations. Primary URL: https://alford.house.gov/media

other / unclassified

Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association PAC, American Revival PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified

other candidates' committees

Freshman Agriculteral Republican Members Trust, Huck PAC, Alford Victory Committee (amounts: $9,217 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $14,000 (2026)) — interest area: other candidates' committees

corporate pacs, industry unlisted

The Guidehouse PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

party & leadership pacs

Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Huck PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Alford Victory Committee (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $14,000 (2026))…

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colleagues' leadership pacs

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One Country One Destiny PAC, Raptor PAC, House Conservatives Fund, Patriots In Action, Defending American Values Everywhere Dave PAC, In The Arena PAC, Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

law & lobbying firms

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC (amounts: $15,000 (2026)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms

Swisher International Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)

Alford Victory Committee Other candidates' committees $14,000 (2026)

Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)

Eye Of The Tiger PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Huck PAC Other candidates' committees $5,000 (2024)

Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)

One Country One Destiny PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Alford Victory Committee Party & leadership PACs $14,000 (2026)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $15,000 (2026)

Raptor PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

The Guidehouse PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)

Lockton Inc Polictical Action Committee Insurance $5,000 (2026)

American Revival PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Fiscal Conservatism and Deficit Reduction	82	15	85
Healthcare Access and Medicaid	78	30	65
Energy and Environmental Regulation	75	55	45
Government Oversight and Ethics	68	60	40
Trade and Export Policy	76	68	32
Economy, Jobs, and Small Business	88	70	30
Agricultural Policy and Farm Bill	95	70	30
Education and Early Childhood Programs	65	72	28
Veterans Affairs and Military Support	80	75	25
Water Resources and Infrastructure	72	78	22
Immigration and Border Security	85	80	20

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No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Contradiction Risk	30%	Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence	20%	Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk	15%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume	15%	Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation	0%	Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment	0%	Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]

Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains.

$5.5BDonor Contributions

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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