Summary
Mark Alford voted to cut SNAP and Medicaid, takes 45% of his money from PACs, holds town halls in just 15 of 24 counties, and takes credit for USDA plans he didn’t deliver. It shows he’s out of touch with rural Missouri.
Mark “Awful” Alford is a career television news anchor, not a farmer. Born October 4, 1963 in Baytown, Texas, he spent 25 years anchoring Kansas City’s #1 morning news show before running for Congress in 2022.
On May 23, 2025, he voted for a GOP reconciliation package projected to cut about $400 million from Missouri’s SNAP program—putting over 650,000 residents at risk of losing food aid—and slash more than $600 billion from Medicaid nationwide.
In the 2023–2024 cycle, 45.63% of his campaign fundraising came from PACs, underscoring his heavy dependence on special-interest dollars rather than grassroots support.
His August 2025 “town hall” tour hits just 15 of the district’s 24 counties—leaving many deeply rural areas without a single constituent event.
He’s taken public credit for the USDA’s decision to designate Kansas City as a new regional hub—a move driven by USDA leadership, not by actions of his office.
Sources:
Cuts to food aid endorsed by Congressional GOP could cost Missouri $400 million
Mark “Awful” Alford – Campaign Finance Summary
Alford Announces August Town Hall Tour Schedule
Alford Applauds USDA Reorganization Plan, Selection of Kansas City as Hub
Disclaimer: This post is an opinion piece grounded in publicly available records and reputable reporting. Criticism of public officials on matters of public concern is protected speech under the First Amendment. All factual statements are supported by cited sources; any errors are unintentional and should not be construed as defamation.
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