5 Days to Go: Colin Allred
Who: Rep. Colin Allred
Where: Texas
Why: If, after reading dozens of profiles of deserving candidates, you still have a few dollars left to donate, Rep. Colin Allred is a worthy long-shot recipient. Recent polls show that his U.S. Senate race against incumbent Republican Ted Cruz has closed to within the margin of error, and Allred appears to be outperforming Kamala Harris with Hispanic voters. The Cook Political Report has shifted this race from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.”
Allred was captain of the football team at Baylor University and a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans until an injury ended his playing career. Colin met his wife Aly in law school, where they were assigned to review each other’s papers in a class presciently called Law of Democracy.
Allred worked as a voting rights attorney and then joined the Obama administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. During his three terms in the U.S. House representing the northeastern Dallas suburbs, 70% of the legislation that he has co-sponsored has been bipartisan. The Dallas Morning News, the state's top newspaper by daily circulation, The Houston Chronicle, The San Antonio Express-News and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram have all endorsed him.
The changing demographics of the state, resulting from increased domestic migration of minorities and younger people since 2020, could give Allred a slight edge. And for Cruz, his imprudent vacay to sunny Cancun in 2021 during an historic freeze and power outage may have opened the door to a longer respite from the halls of Congress.
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