Colin Allred
American politician
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2024 | Colin Allred publicly defended his support for LGBTQ+ rights, advocating for legal protections against discrimination based on sexual identity and emphasizing extending existing civil rights protections to include sexual orientation. |
November 5 2024 | Allred lost the general election to incumbent Ted Cruz, with Cruz winning by 8.6 percentage points. |
September 2024 | Liz Cheney endorsed Allred's Senate campaign. |
March 2024 | Allred won the Democratic Party primary nomination for the U.S. Senate race in Texas. |
February 2024 | Voted in favor of House Resolution 894 condemning anti-Zionism as antisemitism. |
January 2024 | Allred was one of 14 Democrats who voted for a resolution to denounce the Biden administration's immigration policies. |
2023 | Voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which sought to direct President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. |
2023 | Named the most bipartisan member of Congress from Texas by the Common Ground Committee. |
December 2023 | Voted to provide Israel with support following the Hamas attack on Israel. |
May 3 2023 | Colin Allred announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2024, challenging Republican incumbent Ted Cruz. |
2022 | Served as a lead cosponsor of the Sustaining Our Democracy Act, which proposed upgrades to voting equipment, improvements in cybersecurity, expansion of early voting, and provisions for hiring and training poll workers. |
2022 | Voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act following the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting, supporting legislation that incentivizes red-flag laws and closes the 'boyfriend loophole' in gun regulations. |
2022 | Supported legislation for new veterans' facilities, including a VA clinic in El Paso and a spinal cord injury center in Dallas. |
2022 | The United States Chamber of Commerce endorsed Allred for the House election, unusually backing a Democratic candidate. |
2021 | Second son born to Colin Allred and Alexandra Eber. |
2021 | Led a group of House Democrats in sending a letter to Senate colleagues urging passage of the 'Freedom to Vote Act'. |
2021 | Publicly advocated for COVID-19 vaccination, emphasizing it as the most critical step in combating the pandemic. Criticized misinformation about vaccines and supported healthcare worker vaccination mandates. |
2021 | Voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump for a second time following the January 6 Capitol attack. |
2021 | Sought $241 million in earmarks for projects largely at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. |
2020 | Initially endorsed Julian Castro in the Democratic presidential primaries, then switched support to Joe Biden after Castro withdrew from the race. |
2019 | First son born to Colin Allred and Alexandra Eber. |
2019 | Colin Allred opposed deploying troops along the southern border of the United States. |
2019 | Elected co-president of the Democratic freshmen of the 116th Congress, alongside Haley Stevens. |
2019 | Voted for the first articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. |
2019 | Began serving as U.S. representative for his congressional district, representing the northeastern corner of Dallas and its suburbs. |
November 6 2018 | Allred was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first Democrat to represent Texas's 32nd district since 1968 and defeating long-time incumbent Pete Sessions. |
October 2018 | U.S. Representative John Lewis rallied in support of Allred's congressional campaign. |
May 22 2018 | Allred won the Democratic primary runoff election against Lillian Salerno, receiving 69.5% of the vote. |
April 21 2017 | Colin Allred announced his campaign to challenge incumbent Republican Pete Sessions in the 2018 House election for Texas's 32nd district. |
March 25 2017 | Colin Allred married Alexandra Eber in a personal ceremony. |
2016 | Worked as a special assistant in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of General Counsel under Secretary Julian Castro in the Obama administration. |
2014 | Graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. |
2011 | Enrolled at UC Berkeley School of Law. |
October 10 2010 | Severely injured in the neck during a game against the Dallas Cowboys, which led to his decision to retire from football. |
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