Missouri general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Missouri District 4 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Missouri District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 4.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Thomas HolbrookLibertarian | Mark AlfordRepublican | Jordan HerreraDemocrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | No public position | Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Safety net programs | No public position | Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsVoted · medium | Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leaveSaid · medium |
| Healthcare | No public position | Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsVoted · medium | Add a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)Said · medium |
| Abortion | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · low | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestOfficial action · low | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · low |
| Guns | No public position | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Immigration | No public position | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyVoted · medium | Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsSaid · medium |
| Trade and tariffs | Free trade with minimal tariffs across the boardSaid · medium | No public position | No public position |
| Politicians trading stocks | No public position | No, ban it for members and their spousesSaid · high | No public position |
| Marijuana | Legalize and regulate it like alcoholSaid · medium | No public position | No public position |
| Redistricting | Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingSaid · medium | No public position | Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingSaid · medium |
| Term limits | No public position | No public position | Yes, but longer limits that still allow long service, such as 12 years per chamberSaid · medium |
| Campaign finance | No public position | No public position | Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsSaid · medium |
| Supreme Court reform | No public position | No public position | Add 18-year term limits and an enforceable ethics code, keeping nine seatsSaid · low |
| Mandatory minimums | No public position | Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingVoted · medium | No public position |
| Childcare and pre-K | No public position | No public position | Guarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-KSaid · low |
| Paid leave | No public position | No public position | Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysSaid · medium |
| Student loans | No public position | Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessVoted · medium | Make repayment cheaper and forgiveness fasterSaid · medium |
| Nuclear power | No public position | No public position | Back new reactors with public funds, tax credits, and streamlined approvalsSaid · medium |
| E-Verify mandate | No public position | Require it for all employersVoted · medium | No public position |
| Transgender athletes | No public position | No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwideVoted · medium | No public position |
| DEI programs | No public position | Ban them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Aid to Israel | No public position | Keep full aid without new conditionsVoted · medium | Keep it, but with conditions on how weapons are used and aid to GazaSaid · low |
| China policy | No public position | Get tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesOfficial action · medium | No public position |
Thomas Holbrook
LibertarianPrivate citizen
Thomas Holbrook is the Libertarian nominee for Missouri's 4th Congressional District1. His campaign site says he was born in 1983 at Williams Air Force Base, grew up in Leeton, Missouri, and is running to bring freedom and common sense to the district2. He was also on the 2024 general election ballot for the same seat4, and the issue posts on his site are dated 2023 and 20243.
Where they stand 4 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site says gerrymandering should be banned by having non-partisan committees draw state maps based on the 10-year census, and that he would push for legislation to do so. (2024) source
Trade and tariffsFree trade with minimal tariffs across the boardmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site says he opposes any tariffs against any other country for imports and calls trade wars a loss for everybody. (2024) source
MarijuanaLegalize and regulate it like alcoholmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site says he would support legislation that would fully legalize marijuana and treat addiction as a medical issue. (2024) source
AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low
Said · low confidence- His campaign site says he prefers to leave medical decisions up to patients and their doctors, and that both the pro-choice and pro-life sides rely too much on government. (2024) source
No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Immigration, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.
Mark Alford
Republican · IncumbentU.S. Representative, Missouri's 4th District
Mark Alford is the sitting U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th District, a former television news anchor who spent 25 years anchoring Kansas City's morning news show2. He is the Republican nominee for re-election1. His record includes votes for the 2025 tax and spending law5, the Secure the Border Act16 and the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act22, and sponsorship of a bill to bar members of Congress from owning individual stocks28.
Where they stand 16 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spouseshigh
Said · high confidence- Sponsored the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act (H.R. 3388, 119th Congress). (2025-05-14) source
- Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
- His office's July 22, 2026 release says Members of Congress should not be permitted to profit from the markets they influence, and he welcomed the House bill prohibiting members, spouses and dependent children from buying individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Cosponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 7035, 118th Congress). Also cosponsored in the 119th Congress as H.R. 1301 (2025-02-13); one action. (2024-01-18) source
- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium
Voted · medium confidenceGunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
Official action · medium confidence- Cosponsored the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 118th Congress). Also cosponsored as the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 (H.R. 38, 2025-01-03); one action. (2023-01-11) source
- Cosponsored the Protecting the Mailing of Firearms Act (H.R. 7195, 118th Congress). (2024-09-06) source
- Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404, 119th Congress). (2025-02-11) source
ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium
Voted · medium confidenceE-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium
Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium
China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium
Official action · medium confidenceDEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium
Official action · medium confidence- Sponsored the Cost of Wokeism in the Military Act (H.R. 4533, 118th Congress). Supporting evidence only. (2023-07-11) source
- Sponsored the DEI DOA Act (H.R. 7937, 118th Congress). Supporting evidence only. (2024-04-11) source
- Cosponsored the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 (H.R. 925, 119th Congress). (2026-01-30) source
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
Official action · low confidence- Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26, 118th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2023-01-10) source
- Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 (H.R. 7, 118th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2023-04-25) source
- Cosponsored the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2025 (H.R. 271, 119th Congress). Supporting evidence only. (2025-01-09) source
- Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722, 119th Congress). (2026-07-13) source
Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
Said · low confidence- Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
- His office's May 13, 2026 release quotes him saying he was proud to support the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act for year-round E-15 sales, and says year-round E-15 saves drivers 15 to 40 cents per gallon and creates a permanent market for American corn growers. (2026-05-13) source
No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, Religion in schools.
Jordan Herrera
DemocratAttorney and Air Force veteran (describes himself as a Missouri assistant attorney general)
Jordan J. Herrera is the Democratic nominee for Missouri's 4th Congressional District1. His campaign site says he served more than 16 years in the U.S. Air Force, earned a law degree and worked as an assistant attorney general for the State of Missouri2. He supports a public option on the way to Medicare for All, a pathway to citizenship for long-term residents and public financing of federal campaigns3.
Where they stand 14 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
HealthcareAdd a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)medium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign platform says healthcare is a right, his long-term goal is Medicare for All, and the practical path is strengthening the Affordable Care Act and building a public option anyone can buy into. (2026) source
ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform backs border security through port-of-entry technology and more immigration judges, plus an earned pathway to citizenship for people who have lived here 10 or more years, pay taxes and have no serious criminal record. (2026) source
Term limitsYes, but longer limits that still allow long service, such as 12 years per chambermedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports a 12-year limit for members of the House and Senate. (2026) source
RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports banning partisan gerrymandering, independent redistricting and enforceable national standards for congressional maps. (2026) source
Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports voluntary public financing of federal elections, limits on corporate political spending and constitutional and statutory changes so political rights belong to people, not corporations. (2026) source
Nuclear powerBack new reactors with public funds, tax credits, and streamlined approvalsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports investment in small modular reactors and next-generation nuclear research with strong safety standards, citing the 2024 ADVANCE Act. (2026) source
Paid leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports universal paid family leave as a national standard and paid family and medical leave, including 90 days of maternity and paternity leave as a goal. (2026) source
Student loansMake repayment cheaper and forgiveness fastermedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports capping student loan interest, limiting income-based payments to 10 percent of income, expanding Public Service Loan Forgiveness and full forgiveness after 20 years of good-faith payments. (2026) source
Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports protecting and expanding Medicaid and Medicare funding, WIC, SNAP and fully funded school meals, plus affordable childcare and paid family leave. (2026) source
AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low
Said · low confidence- His platform says he will defend access to safe abortion and contraception, calls bodily autonomy fundamental, and says a woman's right to decide should be protected. (2026) source
Supreme Court reformAdd 18-year term limits and an enforceable ethics code, keeping nine seatslow
Said · low confidence- His platform supports 12-year terms for future Supreme Court justices through constitutional reform. (2026) source
Aid to IsraelKeep it, but with conditions on how weapons are used and aid to Gazalow
Said · low confidence- His platform supports defensive cooperation with Israel without delivery of munitions, conditioning U.S. aid on compliance with international law, and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. (2026) source
Childcare and pre-KGuarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-Klow
Said · low confidence- His platform supports affordable childcare tied to income and compares the cost of universal childcare with 2025 tax cuts. (2026) source
Electoral CollegeNo single answer fitslow
Said · low confidence- His platform supports replacing winner-take-all allocation of electoral votes with a system that divides them more proportionately to the popular vote. (2026) source
No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy, Death penalty.
Last reviewed 2026-10-08. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.