Colin Allred

Colin Allred, born on April fifteenth, nineteen eighty-three, is a prominent American politician, civil rights lawyer, and former professional football player. He served as the U.S. representative for Texas's thirty-second congressional district from two thousand nineteen to two thousand twenty-five, representing the northeastern corner of Dallas and its suburbs as a member of the Democratic Party.

Before embarking on his political career, Allred played as a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League for four seasons. After his time in football, he pursued a legal education, earning his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley. His legal career included significant roles in the Obama administration, where he worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.

Allred made headlines in two thousand eighteen when he defeated eleven-term Republican incumbent Pete Sessions in a remarkable election for the United States House of Representatives. He successfully secured re-election in both two thousand twenty and two thousand twenty-two. In a strategic move, he chose not to seek re-election in two thousand twenty-four, instead challenging Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in the Senate race, where he notably outperformed the Democratic presidential ticket in Texas by five point five percent.

In July two thousand twenty-five, Allred announced his intention to run against Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the two thousand twenty-six election. However, he later withdrew from the Senate race, opting to pursue a seat in the newly-drawn thirty-third congressional district instead, continuing his commitment to public service and advocacy.