{"id":2454297,"date":"2025-07-01T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-allred-dives-into-heated-texas-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:11:40","slug":"colin-allred-dives-into-heated-texas-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-allred-dives-into-heated-texas-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Allred dives into heated Texas Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolin-allred-dives-into-heated-texas-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2454297&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>colin Allred, a former U.S. Representative, has announced his bid for the Texas Senate, marking his second attempt following a recent defeat too incumbent Senator Ted Cruz. Allred&#8217;s campaign aims to capitalize on the Democratic push to make Texas a competitive state,amidst an already intense Republican primary featuring attorney General ken Paxton challenging Senator John Cornyn. In his launch video, Allred criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/a>, claiming that politicians like Cornyn and Paxton are corrupt and ineffective, and reiterated his commitment to fighting for working families and maintaining a scandal-free record. Allred&#8217;s candidacy is bolstered by a previous meeting of notable Texas Democrats considering Senate runs, although he currently stands as the clear Democratic nominee. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >complex political dynamics suggest<\/a> that Allred may have a more favorable chance this time,especially if the Republican primary becomes contentious.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colin Allred jumps in what is already a heated Texas Senate race&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2163025\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Rep. Colin Allred on Tuesday launched his second run for the Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats&rsquo;<\/a> ongoing push to turn the state purple.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas<\/a> Democrat jumped into the already high-profile Senate race, just a mere eight months after losing to incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sen. Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX). Texas Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ken Paxton<\/a> is already challenging longtime Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in a heated GOP primary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3459386\/brinker-harding-don-bacon-house-seat-bid-swing-district-nebraska\/\">Omaha Republican launches bid for Bacon&rsquo;s swing district seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3458858\/house-members-eye-higher-offices-2026-midterms\/\">Higher calling: Ambitious House members eye promotions in the 2026 midterm elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3458826\/gop-takes-aim-roy-cooper-north-carolina-senate-seat\/\">GOP takes aim at Roy Cooper, Democrats&rsquo; ideal recruit for North Carolina Senate seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And the people we elected to help? Politicians like John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are too corrupt to care about us and too weak to fight for us,&rdquo; Allred said in his campaign launch video.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know Washington is broken. The system is rigged, but it doesn&rsquo;t have to be this way,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington is broken and the system is rigged &ndash; and Texas families are paying the price.<\/p>\n<p>Today I&rsquo;m announcing I&rsquo;m running for the U.S. Senate because Texans deserve someone who will fight for them.<\/p>\n<p>From working to lower costs to taking on corruption, I&rsquo;m ready to be the fighter&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/geXv6DjL8g\">pic.twitter.com\/geXv6DjL8g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colin Allred (@ColinAllredTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColinAllredTX\/status\/1940006469803335930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Allred&rsquo;s campaign launch comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/06\/26\/democrats-allred-castro-orourke-talarico-meet-to-discuss-2026-options\/\"><em>The Dallas Morning News<\/em><\/a>  reported a meeting between well-known Texas Democratic names eyeing the run &mdash; Allred, former Rep. Beto O&rsquo;Rourke, Rep. Joaquin Castro, and Texas State Rep. James Talarico &mdash; late last month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He leaned into affordability and cutting costs for working families, while highlighting his clean record free of scandals, unlike Paxton. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> has faced many charges, such as bribery, abuse of office, and security fraud, leading to his impeachment in the Texas House, which was later acquitted by the state senate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In six years in Congress, I never took a dime of corporate PAC money, never traded a single stock, never had a hint of scandal, because at heart I&rsquo;m still that undrafted kid fighting for what&rsquo;s right,&rdquo; Allred said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3458858\/house-members-eye-higher-offices-2026-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HIGHER CALLING: AMBITIOUS HOUSE MEMBERS EYE PROMOTIONS IN THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Allred as the current clear Democratic nominee, given that the other three in the meeting don&rsquo;t jump into the race, Cornyn will have to overcome a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-wont-back-senate-colleague-cornyn-in-preview-of-texas-drama\/\" title=\"Cruz won\u2019t back ... colleague ... in preview of Texas drama\">restive primary electorate<\/a> as polls show Paxton with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ken-paxtons-chances-beating-john-cornyn-texas-polls-2057284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">early lead<\/a>. Party leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/06\/politics\/cornyn-texas-senate-primary\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">had been hoping<\/a> to clear the field on what could be a nine-figure race.<\/p>\n<p>Allred launched his first Senate campaign in 2023, as he was serving his third term in Congress. Texas remained red, with Cruz winning his 2024 race against Allred by more than 8 points, but could be put further in play with a protracted primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2163025\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2163025\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Allred enters the competitive Texas Senate race again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2454298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Colin-Allred-DNC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45266,42502,34059,5894,42127],"class_list":["post-2454297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-news","tag-colin-allred","tag-election-2024","tag-politics","tag-texas-senate-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Colin-Allred-DNC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454297"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454301,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454297\/revisions\/2454301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2454298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}