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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