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Colin Allred is a longtime J Street ally and a candidate for the United States Senate. He is running to unseat GOP incumbent John Cornyn.
Born and raised in North Texas, Allred was a standout football player and student at Hillcrest High School. He went on to earn a football scholarship to Baylor University, where he was a member of the team that won the Big 12 championship in 2005. After college, Allred spent his early career as an NFL linebacker. He later pursued a law degree at the University of California, Berkeley, and then worked as a civil rights attorney.
Allred represented Dallas and its North Eastern suburbs in the House. He first took office in the 2018 blue wave, where he unseated the arch-conservative and 20-year incumbent Representative Pete Sessions. In Congress, he focused on major Democratic priorities, including lowering drug prices and implementing paid family leave. In 2024, Allred ran a competitive campaign against Ted Cruz.
