“I learned while playing sports, particularly football, which is the ultimate team sport, the value of working with people you don't agree with all the time. You learn to work with people that you ordinarily wouldn't be friends with, but you learn to value and respect those differences.”

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About Colin Allred

American politician, civil rights lawyer, and former professional football player

Colin Zachary Allred is an American politician, civil rights lawyer, and former professional football player. He served as the U.S. representative for Texas’s 32nd congressional district from 2019 to 2025 and is a member of the Democratic Party. His district covered the northeastern corner of Dallas and many of its northeastern suburbs. He is the party’s nominee for Texas’s 33rd congressional district in 2026, after a career that moved from law and sport into elected office.

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