Colin Allred is from Dallas, Texas. He has a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He and his wife, Aly, have two sons.

Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Colin Allred is from Dallas. He has a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives with his wife, Aly, and they have two sons.

Colin previously served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Colin previously served as a Texas House of Representative. He served 3 terms from 2019 to 2025. 

2026 Texas Primary Runoff

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Republican

Believes in lowering costs and "stop[ing] corrupt politicians like Donald Trump from rigging the economy against hard working Texans."

As a House of Representative, secured over $135 million in federal funding for public transportation, health care, affordable housing, and law enforcement in Texas's 33rd Congressional District.

Supports repealing Trump's tariffs with targeted exceptions for national security and reasserting Congressional authority over trade policy.

Supports passing a tariffs exemption for small businesses.

Supports reversing Trump's cuts to renewable power and eliminating costly energy tariffs.

Supports expanding low income housing tax credits.

Seeks to provide a refundable tax credit for first-time homebuyers and reform the rural housing service.

Supports passing the Social Security Expansion Act that aims to extend solvency, the ability to pay off debts, 75 years.

Supports passing the Social Security Expansion Act that aims to "require the wealthiest Americans to pay in at the same rate as everyone else [and] expand benefits by $2,400 a year for every senior."

Seeks to pass the Family Act to provide 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave and enact the Credit for Caring Act to provide a tax credit up to $5,000 for working family caregivers.

Supports guaranteeing two years of free community college for every student, increasing Pell Grants, and expanding affordable federal loan programs.

- Believes in lowering costs and "stop[ing] corrupt politicians like Donald Trump from rigging the economy against hard working Texans."
- As a House of Representative, secured over $135 million in federal funding for public transportation, health care, affordable housing, and law enforcement in Texas's 33rd Congressional District.
- Supports paternal and family leave.
- Supports repealing Trump's tariffs with targeted exceptions for national security and reasserting Congressional authority over trade policy.
- Supports passing a tariffs exemption for small businesses.
- Supports reversing Trump's cuts to renewable power and eliminating costly energy tariffs.
- Supports expanding low income housing tax credits.
- Seeks to provide a refundable tax credit for first-time homebuyers and reform the rural housing service.
- Supports passing the Social Security Expansion Act that aims to extend solvency, the ability to pay off debts, 75 years.
- Supports passing the Social Security Expansion Act that aims to "require the wealthiest Americans to pay in at the same rate as everyone else [and] expand benefits by $2,400 a year for every senior."
- Seeks to pass the Family Act to provide 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave and enact the Credit for Caring Act to provide a tax credit up to $5,000 for working family caregivers.
- Supports guaranteeing two years of free community college for every student, increasing Pell Grants, and expanding affordable federal loan programs.

Economy

As of April 1, 2026, Colin Allred’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

As a House of Representative, led efforts to open VA hospital facilities in Garland, Dallas, and El Paso.

Supported capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors and negotiating prescription drug prices with Medicare.

Supports prohibiting drastic price increases on groceries and other consumer goods.

- As a House of Representative, led efforts to open VA hospital facilities in Garland, Dallas, and El Paso.
- Supported capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors and negotiating prescription drug prices with Medicare.
- Supports prohibiting drastic price increases on groceries and other consumer goods.

Healthcare

Education

Energy & the Environment

Supports voting rights protections to ensure ballot access for all eligible voters.

Wants to pass the Disclose Act to require all political groups to reveal their donors and spending.

Seeks to ban corporate political action committees (PAC) contributions.

Wants to strengthen the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Supports banning Congressional stock trading.

- Supports voting rights protections to ensure ballot access for all eligible voters.
- Wants to end gerrymandering.
- Seeks to overturn Citizens United.
- Wants to pass the Disclose Act to require all political groups to reveal their donors and spending.
- Seeks to ban corporate political action committees (PAC) contributions.
- Wants to strengthen the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
- Supports automatic voter registration.
- Supports banning Congressional stock trading.

Voting & Elections

Colin Allred drops Senate bid, pivots to run for Congress

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Supports bipartisan approaches to immigration policy.

Believes in having immigration enforcement that is not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Supports passing legislation that guarantees legal representation for unaccompanied children and expands access to counsel for those in removal proceedings.

Supported legislation that negatively affects funding for states that withhold information from or do not cooperate with immigration officers.

Supports the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and opposes for-profit immigration enforcement.

Supported legislation that requires no bond detention for undocumented immigrants who have been charged or arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.

Supports transferring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) functions elsewhere, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for criminal investigations, visa enforcement to a new civil agency, and border management to Customs and Border Protection (CPB) with Congressional oversight.

Supports ending indefinite detention and require bond hearings within 48 hours.

Supports establishing a clear pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants who demonstrate "continuous residency, a clean criminal record, and community ties through employment, family, or tax history."

Supports restoring full asylum protections.

- Supports bipartisan approaches to immigration policy.
- Believes in having immigration enforcement that is not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- Supports passing legislation that guarantees legal representation for unaccompanied children and expands access to counsel for those in removal proceedings.
- Supported legislation that negatively affects funding for states that withhold information from or do not cooperate with immigration officers.
- Supports the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and opposes for-profit immigration enforcement.
- Supported legislation that requires no bond detention for undocumented immigrants who have been charged or arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
- Supports transferring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) functions elsewhere, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for criminal investigations, visa enforcement to a new civil agency, and border management to Customs and Border Protection (CPB) with Congressional oversight.
- Supports ending indefinite detention and require bond hearings within 48 hours.
- Supports establishing a clear pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants who demonstrate "continuous residency, a clean criminal record, and community ties through employment, family, or tax history."
- Supports restoring full asylum protections.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Colin Allred

- Supports voting rights protections to ensure ballot access for all eligible voters.

- Believes in lowering costs and "stop[ing] corrupt politicians like Donald Trump from rigging the economy against hard working Texans."
- As a House of Representative, secured over $135 million in federal funding for public transportation, health care, affordable housing, and law enforcement in Texas's 33rd Congressional District.

- As a House of Representative, led efforts to open VA hospital facilities in Garland, Dallas, and El Paso.

- Supports bipartisan approaches to immigration policy.
- Believes in having immigration enforcement that is not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- Supports passing legislation that guarantees legal representation for unaccompanied children and expands access to counsel for those in removal proceedings.
- Supported legislation that negatively affects funding for states that withhold information from or do not cooperate with immigration officers.
- Supported legislation that requires no bond detention for undocumented immigrants who have been charged or arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
- Supports the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and opposes for-profit immigration enforcement.
- Supports transferring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) functions elsewhere, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for criminal investigations, visa enforcement to a new civil agency, and border management to Customs and Border Protection (CPB) with Congressional oversight.
- Supports ending indefinite detention and require bond hearings within 48 hours.
- Supports establishing a clear pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants who demonstrate "continuous residency, a clean criminal record, and community ties through employment, family, or tax history."
- Supports restoring full asylum protections.

- Supports bipartisan approaches to immigration policy.

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