Mark Alford
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 4th district
Assuming office
January 3, 2023
SucceedingVicky Hartzler
Personal details
Born (1963-10-04) October 4, 1963 (age 59)
Baytown, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Leslie Adkins
(m. 1989)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Texas, Austin (BA)

Mark Allen Alford (born October 4, 1963) is an American politician and former television news journalist. After working at Kansas City television station WDAF-TV for 23 years, he stepped down from his anchor role to run for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri's 4th congressional district as a Republican in the 2022 elections.

Born in Baytown, Texas,[1][2] Alford worked for KPRC-TV in Houston as a reporter and weekend anchor for News 2 Houston from 1995 and 1998. Prior to KPRC-TV, Alford was anchor for KDFW-TV in Dallas and a reporter with WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach; KWTX-TV in Waco and for KXAN-TV in Austin.[3] 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.[4] He announced his campaign for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri's 4th congressional district as a Republican in the 2022 elections on October 27.[5][6] He won the Republican nomination in the primary election on August 2[7] and the general election on November 8.[8]

References

  1. ^ By ABC 17 News Team (October 28, 2022). "Interview with Fourth Congressional District candidate Mark Alford". ABC17NEWS. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/416993/Mark_Allen_Alford_Sr_.html
  3. ^ "Thank You Mark Alfred for be our Rotary guest, bio below:". Rotary Club of Independence. April 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Your name(required) (October 8, 2021). "Anchor Mark Alford leaving FOX4 Kansas City after 23 years". Fox4kc.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Shorman, Jonathan (October 27, 2021). "Former Fox 4 anchor enters race for Congress. 'I just feel like God's calling me'". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Former Kansas City news anchor Mark Alford announces bid for Congress". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. October 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Producer, Andreas Busse, KOMU 8 Digital. "Mark Alford wins GOP nomination for Missouri's 4th Congressional District". KOMU 8.
  8. ^ "Former Kansas City TV anchor Mark Alford wins congressional seat". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. November 9, 2022.