Colin Allred

• NoSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · H.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · 2023-05-11 roll call ↗Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.
• YesInflation Reduction Act — final House passage · H.R. 5376 · Passed 220–207 · 2022-08-12 roll call ↗Enacted clean-energy and climate tax credits, a 15% minimum tax on large corporations' book income, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and Medicare drug-price negotiation.
• YesAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · H.R. 1808 · Passed 217–213 · 2022-07-29 roll call ↗Would have banned the sale, manufacture and import of many semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
• YesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · H.R. 8296 · Passed 219–210 · 2022-07-15 roll call ↗Passed after Dobbs; would have created a federal statutory right to abortion services and limited state restrictions.
• YesBipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · S. 2938 · Passed 234–193 · 2022-06-24 roll call ↗Expanded background checks for buyers under 21, funded state red-flag and crisis-intervention programs, and narrowed the "boyfriend loophole."
• YesBuild Back Better Act — House passage · H.R. 5376 · Passed 220–213 · 2021-11-19 roll call ↗Would have funded clean-energy tax credits, universal pre-kindergarten and child-care subsidies, and extended health-coverage subsidies; it did not pass the Senate.
• YesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · H.R. 3755 · Passed 218–211 · 2021-09-24 roll call ↗Would have created a federal statutory right for providers to offer, and patients to receive, abortion services, limiting state restrictions.
• YesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · H.R. 6 · Passed 228–197 · 2021-03-18 roll call ↗Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
• YesRaise the Wage Act — House passage · H.R. 582 · Passed 231–199 · 2019-07-18 roll call ↗Would have raised the federal minimum wage in steps from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2025.
• YesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · H.R. 6 · Passed 237–187 · 2019-06-04 roll call ↗Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
• YesBipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · H.R. 8 · Passed 240–190 · 2019-02-27 roll call ↗Would have required background checks for most firearm transfers between private parties.

• actionNamed the most bipartisan member of the Texas congressional delegation during his House service, according to his campaign; was a member of the Bipartisan Paid Leave Working Group and took paternity leave after the births of his sons.[2]

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).[10][11]

  What they say: Says he will fight to protect access to abortion.[2]

  “I will fight to protect the freedom to access the health care you need, including access to an abortion.”

• ✓SupportsStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27). Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29). Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24).[6][7][8]

  What they say: Says he has worked on gun-safety legislation in Congress.[2]

  “we can move forward on gun safety legislation”

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Says he supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act and access to affordable health care.[2]

• ✓SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child careFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.[4]

  What they say: Supports investments in affordable child care and early childhood education.[2]

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.[4][5]

• ✓SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.[5]

• ✓SupportsRaise the minimum wageFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).[9]

• ✕OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).[12][13][14]

• Says he delivered more than $135 million in federal funding for public transportation, health care, affordable housing and law enforcement within the district while in Congress, and led the effort to open a new VA hospital in Garland.[2]
• Says he will fight to protect the Affordable Care Act and expand access to affordable health care.[2]
• Supports investments in child care, early childhood education, and job and skills training.[2]

• Earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University, where he played football, and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.[2]
• Played linebacker in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans before attending law school.[2]
• Worked as a civil rights and voting-rights attorney and served in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama administration before his 2018 election to Congress.[2]

Raised $7.4M · spent $7.3M · $160K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗