Mark Alford
Alford said in October 2024 that the United States must "stand shoulder-to-shoulder" with Israel "and ensure that they have the time, space, and resources needed to wipe out Hamas."
Alford has represented Missouri's 4th District since 2023.
His statement on the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks is his clearest in the position band: "On this solemn day, we reaffirm America's commitment to our great ally Israel. We must stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them in this fight and ensure that they have the time, space, and resources needed to wipe out Hamas." He also said: "We were sickened by the devastating attack on Israel by the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas one year ago. These vicious terrorists butchered innocent people, murdering men, women, and children."
The same release records that he had visited Israel in April 2024 and published a video of the trip, and that he planned to return.
In October 2024 he told Missourinet that Israel's operations in Gaza and Lebanon were a fight against Iranian proxies and that Israel has every right to defend itself. That outlet could not be opened, so the wording is the research summary's rather than a verified quotation.
His recorded votes appear as badges on this card and are consistent with those statements.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, 2024-10-07] His one-year-anniversary statement, opened and confirmed word for word: "On this solemn day, we reaffirm America's commitment to our great ally Israel. We must stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them in this fight and ensure that they have the time, space, and resources needed to wipe out Hamas." The release's own framing describes the attack as "the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust" and records that he released a video of his April 2024 trip to Israel and planned to return.
- [Position, 2024-04-15, reported] Criticised the administration's position against participating in retaliatory action against Iran and restated support for U.S. military assistance and defence capability for Israel. Sources are a Fox Business clip and an undated newsletter; not readable.
- [After October 7, 2023-10-10] Endorsed the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean (KWOS). From the weeks right after October 7; not used on the card. Not opened.
- [After October 7, 2023-11] On Fox Business, argued for a standalone Israel aid package separate from Ukraine aid. From the weeks right after October 7, and the source is a video.
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- No statement or documented position located.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2024-10-07] "We were sickened by the devastating attack on Israel by the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas one year ago. These vicious terrorists butchered innocent people, murdering men, women, and children" (confirmed verbatim, above).
- [Position, 2024-10-04] Missourinet reports him framing Israel's operations in Gaza and Lebanon as a fight against Iranian proxies and saying Israel has every right to defend itself. **That host served 548 bytes to every request **, so it could not be read; the wording is summarised rather than quoted anywhere on this record.
- [After October 7, 2023-10-10] As reported, called Hamas a terrorist organisation that "needs to be eradicated" and named Iran as the backer of the attacks. From the weeks right after October 7.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Position, 2024-04] Congressional delegation visit to Israel, with a video published on his return (recorded in the confirmed release above).
- [After October 7, 2023-11, reported] On Newsmax, described campus demonstrations about the war as "not free speech but hate speech." From the weeks right after October 7, and the source is a video; not quoted.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Covered by the campus-demonstration remark above, which is context under the content rule rather than an answer about U.S. weapons or funding.
Note on sources
- Of thirteen sources found, four are unlabelled YouTube videos, three are undated `alford.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx` newsletters, two are duplicated Fox Business clips and two are duplicates of the KWOS piece. One of the two readable dated items is on a host that served no content. The card rests on the single verified release.
Also in this race: Jordan Herrera (Democrat), Thomas Holbrook (Libertarian), KathleenMae Rogers (Independent) · All Missouri candidates.
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