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As a congressman, Alford appointed future [[General]] [[Wesley Clark]], a confidant of later President [[Bill Clinton|William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton]], as a cadet at the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point, [[New York]]. Clark later headed forces of the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, but the nomination went instead to [[John Kerry]] of [[Massachusetts]], who served in the [[Vietnam War]] but lost to [[George W. Bush]]'s reelection campaign.

As a congressman, Alford appointed future [[General]] [[Wesley Clark]], a confidant of later President [[Bill Clinton|William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton]], as a cadet at the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point, [[New York]]. Clark later headed forces of the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, but the nomination went instead to [[John Kerry]] of [[Massachusetts]], who served in the [[Vietnam War]] but lost to [[George W. Bush]]'s reelection campaign.

Alford was a member of the [[Select Committee on Small Business]], known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]''' when chaired by his Texas Democrat colleague [[Wright Patman]].<ref>[http://americandeception.com/ad/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tax_Exempt_Foundations_Their_Impact_On_Our_Economy-US_Gov-1962-140pgs-GOV-POL-ECO.sml_.pdf TAX-EXEMPT FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS: THEIR IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY — CHAIRMAN'S REPORT TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 87TH CONGRESS]. ''American Deception''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> Coincidentally enough, the basis for some of the select committee's investigations were from the final report of the '''[[Cox Committee]]''', which his predecessor and intraparty rival Hays was the acting chairman for during a brief period.

Alford was a member of the [[Select Committee on Small Business]], known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]''' when chaired by his [[Texas]] liberal Democrat colleague [[Wright Patman]].<ref>[http://americandeception.com/ad/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tax_Exempt_Foundations_Their_Impact_On_Our_Economy-US_Gov-1962-140pgs-GOV-POL-ECO.sml_.pdf TAX-EXEMPT FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS: THEIR IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY — CHAIRMAN'S REPORT TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 87TH CONGRESS]. ''American Deception''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> Coincidentally enough, the basis for some of the select committee's investigations were from the final report of the '''[[Cox Committee]]''',<ref>Samson, Steven Alan (December 14, 1980). [https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1291&context=gov_fac_pubs Charity For All: B. Carroll Reece and the Tax-Exempt Foundations]. ''Liberty University''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> which his predecessor and intraparty rival Hays was the acting chairman for during a brief period.<ref>[https://coxcommitteereport.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/4/139443759/82_h_rept_2514.pdf FINAL REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (Pursuant to H. Res. 561, 82d Cong.)], p. II. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>

===Two gubernatorial races===

===Two gubernatorial races===