2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Mark Alford?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Mark Alford
In the U.S. House (MO-4) since 2023 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Appropriations, Small Business · 6 subcommittees
- 185 committees reported contributions to them this cycle
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2MO04207) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- Cash on hand
- $757K
- Individuals 55% $847K
- PACs & other committees 45% $700K
- Other receipts 0.1% $2,000
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $50K moved between the candidate's own committees.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $847K from individuals
2% in small-dollar gifts
$18K of $847K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $708K of the $830K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026 for this campaign.
39% from Missouri · 61% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $8,300 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
37% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Missouri $275K
- Kansas $112K
- Virginia $56K
- New York $55K
- Texas $35K
- District of Columbia $35K
- Florida $24K
- California $13K
Top employers named by donors
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $8,750
- HB STRATEGIES $5,500
- HUSCH BLACKWELL STRATEGIES $4,500
- GOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE $2,500
- KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY $2,000
- HBS $1,750
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $152K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $531K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 3, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, net of refunds (690 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Mark Alford.
Where it went.
Where the money went $828K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $828K of the $1.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 5% $42K
- Consultants & strategy 7% $61K
- Staff & payroll 0.2% $1,350
- Fundraising & processing fees 23% $191K
- Polling, research & data 2% $20K
- Travel, meals & events 7% $55K
- Office, technology & overhead 15% $125K
- Legal & compliance 4% $34K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 15% $125K
- Other or unclassified 21% $175K
Largest payees
- AMEX $261K
- NRCC $100K
- TERRA DAVIS FUNDRAISING $49K
- TERRA DAVIS CONSULTING $45K
- DUBLIN GROUP $39K
Paid to individuals: $66K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (440 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Hartzell GrayDemocrat · $259K raised · $1,075 outside
- Jordan HerreraDemocrat · $41K raised
- Danny Paul ProvinceDemocrat · $25K raised
- Jeanette CassDemocrat · $16K raised
- Ricky DanaDemocrat · $578 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.