Before he ever ran for office, Colin Allred spent four seasons tackling people in the NFL as a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans.
Allred grew up in North Dallas, raised by a single mom who taught in Dallas public schools, and later became a civil rights lawyer specializing in voting rights before he ever entered politics. He represented Texas's 32nd District in Congress from 2019 to 2025, then ran for U.S. Senate in 2024 before switching to run for the newly redrawn 33rd District in 2026, where he beat fellow Democrat Julie Johnson in a primary runoff.
Allred’s take on Texas values
Before Congress, Allred worked as a voting-rights litigator at the law firm Perkins Coie, representing clients fighting to protect ballot access. [Wikipedia; House.gov bio]