Tag: rural Missouri

  • Missouri’s Capital Gains Tax Repeal: A $625M Giveaway to the Wealthy

    Missouri scrapped its capital gains tax—an up to $625M handout to the wealthy—while seniors and working families still pay. We need tax fairness that serves all Missourians, not just those at the top.

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  • Trump’s Endorsement Is a Political Death Blow—and Mark Alford Votes Against Missouri Every Chance He Gets

    Trump’s “Complete and Total Endorsement” isn’t a badge of honor—it’s a political death blow. Meanwhile, Mark Alford’s votes slash rural lifelines and weaken allies. Here are the facts, the losses, and the damage to Missouri’s 4th.

    Screenshot of a Facebook post by Congressman Mark Alford thanking Donald Trump for his 'complete and total endorsement.' The post includes Trump’s statement praising Alford as an 'America First Patriot' representing Missouri’s 4th Congressional District, highlighting his past career as a news anchor, his support for cutting taxes and regulations, promoting 'Made in the USA,' keeping energy prices low, securing the border, supporting veterans, and protecting the Second Amendment. The endorsement concludes with Trump saying Alford will never let voters down.
  • Graves’s “Rails to Trails” Bill Hands Out Vetoes and Sticks Rural Taxpayers With the Bill

    Sam Graves’s Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act—co-signed by Mark “Awful” Alford—would let one landowner kill a project and shift costs to counties. The Supreme Court has already upheld a fair process with compensation. This bill is bad policy for rural Missouri.

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  • Stand Up for Fair Maps and Honest Government—From Texas to Missouri

    Texas is a warning about how far some politicians will go to hold power. In Missouri, I’ll defend fair maps, uphold the Constitution, and deliver bipartisan solutions that help families, farms, and small towns—not big-money interests.

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  • Bridging the Divide: A Missouri Voice for All Missourians

    Too many in Washington have lost touch with rural America. I’m a Rural Democrat who believes in common sense, bipartisanship, and working for all Americans—not just my party.

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  • Moving Missouri Forward Through Bipartisan Action

    I’m a rural Missourian running for US House District-4, committed to bipartisan legislation that benefits farmers, workers, and all Missourians.

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  • They Keep Selling Us Out—And Missourians Keep Voting for Them

    Missouri Republicans are rigging the system again with illegal redistricting. Mark “Awful” Alford votes with his donors—not with Missouri. It’s time we stopped rewarding betrayal at the ballot box.

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  • Keeping Rural Missouri Families Together Starts With Good Jobs and Real Opportunities

    We’re losing young folks in rural Missouri—not because they want to leave, but because they can’t find good jobs close to home. Let’s fix that with better training, apprenticeships, and opportunities that support families.

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  • Mark Alford’s “Heartland Hotline” Is a Cut Cord, Not a Lifeline

    Mark “Awful” Alford’s new “Heartland Hotline” is just a PR stunt to cover up his voting record. He’s not from here, and it shows. Missouri deserves real grassroots leadership—not gimmicks.

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  • A Fair Deal for Missouri’s Family Farmers

    Ricky Dana is working on a targeted farm tax credit to protect Missouri’s family farms. The full plan is under wraps—but this post marks the moment the work began.

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