PERSON: Mark Alford

U.S. House of Representatives

Member of Congress

Mark Allen Alford Sr. (born October 4, 1963) 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.

Alford Sr. Was born in Baytown, Texas. He attended Sterling High School and the University of Texas at Austin, but left college without graduating.

Alford Sr. Worked for KPRC-TV in Houston as a reporter and weekend anchor for News 2 Houston from 1995 and 1998. Before that, he was anchor for KDFW-TV in Dallas and a reporter with WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach; KWTX-TV in Waco; and KXAN-TV in Austin. In 1998, he went to WDAF-TV in Kansas City as an anchor for Fox 4 News and stayed there for 23 years. He announced his resignation on October 8, 2021.

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