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'''Colin Zachary Allred''' (born April 15, 1983) is an American politician, [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] lawyer, and former professional [[American football|football]] player serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from {{ushr|TX|32}} since 2019. The district includes the northeastern corner of [[Dallas]], as well as many of its northeastern suburbs, such as [[Garland, Texas|Garland]], [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]], [[Sachse, Texas|Sachse]], [[Wylie, Texas|Wylie]], and the [[Park Cities]].
'''Colin Zachary Allred''' (born April 15, 1983) is an American politician, [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] lawyer, and former professional [[American football|football]] player serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from {{ushr|TX|32}} since 2019. The district includes the northeastern corner of [[Dallas]], as well as many of its northeastern suburbs, such as [[Garland, Texas|Garland]], [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]], [[Sachse, Texas|Sachse]], [[Wylie, Texas|Wylie]], and the [[Park Cities]].


A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Allred defeated 11-term incumbent [[Pete Sessions]] in the [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 32|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=By Andrew Eversden and Edgar |date=2018-11-07 |title=Texas Democrat Colin Allred defeats GOP incumbent Pete Sessions in key U.S. House race |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/06/democrat-colin-allred-leads-gop-congressman-pete-sessions-texas/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914022228/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/06/democrat-colin-allred-leads-gop-congressman-pete-sessions-texas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Before entering politics, Allred was a [[linebacker]] who played for the [[Tennessee Titans]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for four seasons. He left football to pursue a degree in law, receiving his [[juris doctorate|J.D.]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley]], followed by positions in the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2013/07/12/full-list-of-white-house-summer-interns-for-2013/|title=Full list of White House summer interns for 2013|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|access-date=November 7, 2018|date=July 12, 2013|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218060527/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2013/07/12/full-list-of-white-house-summer-interns-for-2013/|url-status=live}}</ref> first at the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|Department of Housing and Urban Development]] and later at the [[Executive Office for United States Attorneys]].<ref name="SonOfDist">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/10/21/before-discovering-politics-former-nfl-player-colin-allred-find|title=Colin Allred is a son of his Dallas district. Can he unseat the man who's represented it for decades?|date=October 21, 2018|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en|first=Gromer Jr.|last=Jeffers|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301155830/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/10/21/before-discovering-politics-former-nfl-player-colin-allred-find|url-status=live}}</ref> A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Allred defeated 11-term incumbent [[Pete Sessions]] in the [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 32|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=By Andrew Eversden and Edgar |date=2018-11-07 |title=Texas Democrat Colin Allred defeats GOP incumbent Pete Sessions in key U.S. House race |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/06/democrat-colin-allred-leads-gop-congressman-pete-sessions-texas/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914022228/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/06/democrat-colin-allred-leads-gop-congressman-pete-sessions-texas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During his time in office, he has been recognized as the most [[Bipartisanship|bipartisan]] member of Congress from Texas.<ref name=":3" />

Allred was a [[linebacker]] who played for the [[Tennessee Titans]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for four seasons. He left football to pursue a degree in law, receiving his [[juris doctorate|J.D.]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley]], followed by positions in the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2013/07/12/full-list-of-white-house-summer-interns-for-2013/|title=Full list of White House summer interns for 2013|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|access-date=November 7, 2018|date=July 12, 2013|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218060527/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2013/07/12/full-list-of-white-house-summer-interns-for-2013/|url-status=live}}</ref> first at the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|Department of Housing and Urban Development]] and later at the [[Executive Office for United States Attorneys]].<ref name="SonOfDist">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/10/21/before-discovering-politics-former-nfl-player-colin-allred-find|title=Colin Allred is a son of his Dallas district. Can he unseat the man who's represented it for decades?|date=October 21, 2018|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en|first=Gromer Jr.|last=Jeffers|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301155830/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/10/21/before-discovering-politics-former-nfl-player-colin-allred-find|url-status=live}}</ref>


Allred is running for election in the [[2024 United States Senate election in Texas]] against Republican incumbent [[Ted Cruz]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=J. David |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Colin Allred Wins Democratic Contest to Take On Senator Ted Cruz in Texas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/politics/colin-allred-democrat-texas-senate.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307003409/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/politics/colin-allred-democrat-texas-senate.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Allred is running for election in the [[2024 United States Senate election in Texas]] against Republican incumbent [[Ted Cruz]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=J. David |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Colin Allred Wins Democratic Contest to Take On Senator Ted Cruz in Texas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/politics/colin-allred-democrat-texas-senate.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307003409/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/politics/colin-allred-democrat-texas-senate.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Colin Allred
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 32nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byPete Sessions
Personal details
Born
Colin Zachary Allred

(1983-04-15) April 15, 1983 (age 41)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Alexandra Eber
​
(m. 2017)​
Children2
EducationBaylor University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)
WebsiteHouse website
American football career
No. 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Hillcrest (Dallas, Texas)
College:Baylor
Undrafted:2006
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:46
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Colin Zachary Allred (born April 15, 1983) is an American politician, civil rights lawyer, and former professional football player serving as the U.S. representative from Texas's 32nd congressional district since 2019. The district includes the northeastern corner of Dallas, as well as many of its northeastern suburbs, such as Garland, Richardson, Sachse, Wylie, and the Park Cities.

Before entering politics, Allred was a linebacker who played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He left football to pursue a degree in law, receiving his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, followed by positions in the Obama administration,[1] first at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and later at the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, Allred defeated 11-term incumbent Pete Sessions in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas.[3] During his time in office, he has been recognized as the most bipartisan member of Congress from Texas.[4]

Allred is running for election in the 2024 United States Senate election in Texas against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.[5]

Early life and education

Allred was born in Dallas, Texas. He was raised by a single mother who was a public school teacher.[6] A fourth-generation Texan,[7] Allred attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas, where he played baseball, basketball and football, and served as class president.[6] He earned a scholarship to play college football at Baylor University.[8][9] He played for the Baylor Bears as a linebacker[10] under then–head coach Guy Morriss.[11] In December 2005, Allred graduated from Baylor with a B.A. in history.[12][13] As a senior, he was named All-Big 12 honorable mention from the Associated Press.[14] He was also selected as a first-team Academic All-Big 12.[12]

Professional career

Football

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		237 lb
(108 kg) 		4.85 s 4.37 s 7.33 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		 17 reps
All values from Pro Day[15]
Allred (#56) on a defensive play during Tennessee Titans training camp in 2008

Allred was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent following the 2006 NFL draft on May 4, 2006. He was waived on August 29 but re-signed on January 26, 2007. Allred was waived again on September 1 during final cuts and signed to the practice squad on September 2.

He was promoted to the active roster as linebacker[6] on December 15 and made his NFL regular season debut on December 16, 2007.[16] In four seasons for the Titans between 2007 and 2010, Allred appeared in 32 games and recorded 46 tackles.[17]

He became a free agent before the 2011 season, but did not sign with another team.[18]

Law

Allred with Secretary Castro in 2016

In 2011, Allred enrolled at the UC Berkeley School of Law. He worked as a research assistant for professor and author Ian Haney López and graduated in 2014 with a Juris Doctor degree.[19][13]

After graduating from law school, Allred worked for Battleground Texas as its Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Director of Voter Protection, overseeing the state's first coordinated voter protection program. His responsibilities included overseeing the voter registration efforts of hundreds of volunteers and managing a comprehensive poll watcher program that helped thousands of North Texans vote. In 2016, he worked as a special assistant in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of General Counsel alongside then-Secretary Julian Castro in the Obama administration.[20]

Subsequently, Allred worked as a civil rights attorney[6] at the law firm Perkins Coie, where he was a voting rights litigator and counsel to clients including national and state political candidates and advocacy organizations.[20][21]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 32

On April 21, 2017, Allred announced his campaign to challenge incumbent Republican Pete Sessions in 2018.[22] In a crowded Democratic primary that included two other Obama administration alums, Allred finished first, by 20 points, but did not get 50% of the vote.[23] In the May 22 runoff election, Allred defeated Lewisville businesswoman Lillian Salerno, receiving 69.5% of the vote.[24]

Allred faced Sessions in the general election. As of November 2016, this was considered a swing district because Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received marginally more votes than Donald Trump even as Sessions was reelected with no major-party opposition.[25] Allred described himself as a moderate Democrat.[26] U.S. Representative John Lewis rallied in support of Allred in October.[27]

On November 6, 2018, Allred was elected to the House of Representatives for the 32nd district of Texas.[28] His victory was considered an upset because Sessions had been in Congress since 1997 and represented the 32nd district since its creation in 2003.[29] Allred became the second person to represent this district and the first Democrat. Sessions had represented the neighboring 5th district, and transferred to the 32nd after the 5th was seemingly made less Republican in redistricting. As a measure of how Republican this area had been, much of what is now the 32nd had not been represented by a Democrat since 1968, when it was part of the neighboring 3rd district. Allred was one of two former NFL players to win a seat in Congress that year, along with Anthony Gonzalez.

Tenure

In November 2018, Allred was elected co-president of the Democratic freshmen of the 116th Congress, alongside fellow Obama administration alumna Haley Stevens.[30]

In February 2019, Allred endorsed his former boss and fellow Texan, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries.[31] After Castro withdrew from the race, Allred endorsed Joe Biden.[32]

On December 18, 2019, Allred voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump.[33] He also voted to impeach Trump in January 2021 during his second impeachment.[34]

In 2021, Allred sought over $241 million in earmarks for his district, largely for projects at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.[35]

Allred's Congressional work has included:

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

2024 U.S. Senate campaign

Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Texas

On May 3, 2023, Allred announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2024, challenging Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.[41] On March 5, 2024, Allred won the primary nomination for the Democratic Party.[42] Allred's endorsements include the Human Rights Campaign,[43] the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare,[44] and End Citizens United.[45] On September 6, 2024, Liz Cheney endorsed Allred.[46] The Common Ground Committee, an organization dedicated to reducing political polarization and promoting civility, recognized Allred as the most bipartisan member of Congress from Texas.[4]

Political positions

The United States Chamber of Commerce, which often backs Republican candidates, endorsed Allred, a Democrat, in the 2022 House election, citing his support for "free enterprise and the American business community." Similarly, the AFL-CIO union group has noted that Allred has consistently voted in favor of unions, with a 100% voting record since taking office.[6]

In a survey of House floor votes taken during the 117th United States Congress (2021–22), Allred's votes consistently aligned with the positions of the Biden Administration.[47]

Over 70% of the bills he has cosponsored have had bipartisan support.[48]

Abortion rights

Allred opposes current abortion restrictions in Texas that make abortion illegal in most cases. He supports the restoration of Roe v. Wade through codification.[49]

COVID-19

Allred has consistently emphasized the importance of vaccination against COVID-19,[50] and has criticized others for spreading misinformation about the vaccine.[51] In January 2021, he stated that, while supportive of the economic stimulus proposed at the time, vaccination was the most important step people could take, noting that "[n]o amount of aid of any kind is going to allow us to outspend this virus."[50] He has also opposed overriding the Medicare and Medicaid rules around requiring health care workers to be vaccinated.[52][53]

Gun laws

In 2018, Allred stated that it would be “better” if the Second Amendment “had not been written.”.[54]

In the wake of the 2023 Cleveland, Texas shooting, Allred stated that he supports "common-sense actions like universal background checks and red-flag laws to ensure dangerous individuals don’t have these deadly weapons."[55] In 2022, after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Allred voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; this law incentivized states to pass red-flag laws and significantly narrowed the so-called boyfriend loophole, which had allowed abusive partners to obtain guns so long as they were not married to the survivor of the abuse. He has also supported a federal assault weapons ban.[56][57]

Immigration

Allred has stated that he wishes to take a "pragmatic approach to reforming our broken immigration system", emphasizing the need to "secure our border and our ports of entry" using recent technologies.[58] In 2019, he opposed deploying troops along the southern border.[59] In January 2024, Allred was one of only 14 Democrats who voted for a resolution to "denounce the Biden administration's open-borders policies".[60][61]

LGBT issues

Allred voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023.[62] In October 2024, Allred released an ad for his election campaign in response to attack ads from Cruz saying he, "[doesn't] want boys playing girls' sports".[63]

Personal life

Allred married Alexandra Eber on March 25, 2017.[64] They have two sons, born in 2019 and 2021.[65]

Electoral history

Democratic primary results, 2018[66]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colin Allred 15,442 38.5
Democratic Lillian Salerno 7,343 18.3
Democratic Brett Shipp 6,550 16.4
Democratic Ed Meier 5,474 13.7
Democratic George Rodriguez 3,029 7.5
Democratic Ron Marshall 1,301 3.2
Democratic Todd Maternowski 945 2.4
Total votes 40,084 100.0
Democratic primary runoff results, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colin Allred 15,658 69.5
Democratic Lillian Salerno 6,874 30.5
Total votes 22,532 100
Texas's 32nd congressional district, 2018[67]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colin Allred 144,067 52.3
Republican Pete Sessions (incumbent) 126,101 45.7
Libertarian Melina Baker 5,452 2.0
Total votes 275,620 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
Texas's 32nd congressional district, 2020[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colin Allred (incumbent) 178,542 52.0
Republican Genevieve Collins 157,867 45.9
Libertarian Christy Mowrey Peterson 4,946 1.4
Independent Jason Sigmon 2,332 0.7
Total votes 343,687 100.0
Democratic hold
Texas's 32nd congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colin Allred (incumbent) 116,005 65.3
Republican Antonio Swad 61,494 34.6
Total votes 177,499 100.0
Democratic hold
United States Senate Democratic primary results, 2024[69]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colin Allred 569,585 58.9
Democratic Roland Gutierrez 160,978 16.7
Democratic Mark Gonzalez 85,228 8.8
Democratic Meri Gomez 44,166 4.6
Democratic Carl Sherman 31,694 3.3
Democratic Robert Hassan 21,855 2.3
Democratic Steven Keough 21,801 2.3
Democratic Heli Rodriguez-Prilliman 18,801 1.9
Democratic Thierry Tchenko 13,395 1.4
Total votes 967,503 100.00


See also

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Colin Allred
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 32nd congressional district
2019–present 		Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention
2020
Served alongside: Stacey Abrams, Raumesh Akbari, Brendan Boyle, Yvanna Cancela, Kathleen Clyde, Nikki Fried, Robert Garcia, Malcolm Kenyatta, Marlon Kimpson, Conor Lamb, Mari Manoogian, Victoria Neave, Jonathan Nez, Sam Park, Denny Ruprecht, Randall Woodfin 		Most recent
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Texas
(Class 1)
2024
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States representatives by seniority
226th 		Succeeded by
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