“I've been a voting-rights attorney and activist, so I understand the role of activists: They push decision-makers to get done what they'd like to get done. But as a decision-maker, you have more to balance, because any one interest group has to be considered against whatever the competing interests are.”

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.