Colin Allred
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Colin Zachary Allred April 15, 1983 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||
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Baylor University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) | ||||||||
| Website | Campaign website | ||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Baylor | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||
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| Tennessee Titans (2006–2010) | |||||||||
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Colin Zachary Allred (born April 15, 1983) is the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 32nd congressional district. Allred is an attorney and former American football linebacker who played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Allred left football to pursue a degree in law, receiving his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley followed by positions in both the Obama White House and the U.S. Attorney's office.[1]
Football career
Allred attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas, and Baylor University. He played college football for the Baylor Bears as a linebacker, graduating in December 2005.[2]
Allred was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent following the 2006 NFL Draft on May 4, 2006. He was waived on August 29 but was re-signed on January 26, 2007. Next, Allred was waived on September 1 during final cuts, and was subsequently signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was promoted to the active roster on December 15 and was re-signed on February 17, 2010.
Law career
Following his football career, Allred pursued a law degree. After graduating from the UC Berkeley School of Law, Allred worked as a special assistant in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of General Counsel alongside then-Secretary Julian Castro.[3]
Subsequently, Allred worked as an attorney at the Perkins Coie law firm, where he was a voting rights litigator and counsel to clients including national and state political candidates and advocacy organizations.[3][4]
Political career
On April 21, 2017, Allred announced his campaign to challenge incumbent Republican Pete Sessions in 2018.[5] In a crowded Democratic primary which included two other Obama-administration alums, Allred finished first, by 20 points, but did not get 50 percent of the vote.[6] In the May 22 runoff election, Allred defeated Lewisville businesswoman Lillian Salerno, receiving 69.5% of the vote.[7]
In November, Allred will face long-time incumbent Sessions for the 32nd District seat. This is considered a swing district because in the November 2016 election, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received marginally more votes than Donald Trump; Sessions was re-elected without facing a Democratic challenger.[8]
Personal life
Allred married Alexandra Eber on March 25, 2017.[9]
References
- ↑ "About". Colin Allred. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ "2010 Tennessee Titans Media Guide" (PDF). p. 38. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- 1 2 Chung, Renwei (February 9, 2018). "Berkeley Law Alum And Former NFL Player Colin Allred On Following Obama, The American Dream, And His Path Back To Dallas". Above the Law.
- ↑ "2015 Perkins Coie Diversity Year In Review". issuu. January 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Former NFL player Colin Allred launches campaign to unseat Pete Sessions". dallasnews.com. April 19, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Colin Allred beats Lillian Salerno for chance to unseat incumbent Republican Pete Sessions | 2018 Elections". Dallas News. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ THE NEW YORK TIMES. "Texas Primary Runoff Election Results - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ Abby Livingston. "Texas congressional Democratic runoff results: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher and Gina Ortiz Jones win". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Colin Allred & Alexandra Eber Engagement Announcement". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 15, 2018.