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Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:10 PM Apr 2017

Former NFL player Colin Allred launches campaign to unseat Pete Sessions

Civil rights attorney Colin Allred has launched a campaign to unseat Rep. Pete Sessions of Dallas.

But first the former NFL player will have to run in a potentially crowded Democratic primary for the 32nd Congressional District. A former Hillcrest High School standout, he hopes his connection to the North Dallas district attracts him to voters.

"I was born and raised in this district by a single mother who taught in Dallas public schools for 27 years," Allred said. "This community — my mom, my teachers, and my coaches — gave me the opportunity to succeed, play in the NFL, become a civil rights attorney and work for President Obama. I want to make sure future generations have the same opportunities and to make sure those values are being represented in D.C."

Allred, 34, told The Dallas Morning News` that he was inspired to challenge Sessions by the "grassroots energy" displayed after the 2016 election of President Donald Trump.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-politics/2017/04/19/former-nfl-player-colin-allred-launches-campaign-unseat-pete-session

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