Colin Allred’s story is a uniquely Texas story. A fourth generation Texan, Colin was born and raised in Dallas by a single mom, who was a public school teacher and often worked two jobs to make ends meet. With the support of his teachers, coaches, and counselors at the YMCA, he was able to chase his version of the American dream. Elected Class President at Hillcrest High School, he earned a full-ride scholarship to play football at Baylor University.
Colin was ready to attend law school before the NFL came knocking with an unexpected opportunity. After going undrafted, Colin forged a career as a linebacker before sustaining a career-ending injury. The injury had one upside though, it opened the door for him to fulfill his other dream—becoming a civil rights attorney.
From a young age, Colin always knew he wanted to help people. So after earning his law degree, Colin worked in Texas and across the country to defend our most fundamental right: the right to vote. He then went on to serve in the Obama Administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development where he worked with a great Texan, Secretary Julian Castro.
In Congress, Colin has shown he’s more interested in getting things done by working with Republicans on major bipartisan initiatives such as:
- Bringing a new VA Hospital to Garland
- Strengthening the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal
- Passing an historic investment in rebuilding our roads and bridges
- Working with Texas Senator John Cornyn to pass the first meaningful gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years
He was proud to help pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which will bring $35 billion to Texas creating jobs and helping us to repair our aging roads and bridges, improve our ports and airports, and expand high speed internet throughout the state among many other wins.
Colin knows that Texans are fed up with the divisive politics of Ted Cruz that pits Texans against each other. Colin Allred is running for Senate because Texans can’t afford six more years of Ted Cruz. He will give Texans the honest, pragmatic leadership they deserve in the Senate.
