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Colin Allred speaks at a press conference in support of the Affordable Care Act.U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, will run against two-term Republican, according to a three-minute video shared Wednesday morning.Monday that the attorney and former NFL player would kick off his campaign this week.
"I texted my wife, 'Whatever happens, I love you.' Then I took off my jacket and got ready to take on anyone who came through that door," Allred says."And Ted Cruz? He cheered on the mob then hid in a supply closet when they stormed the Capitol." Cruz, an acerbic political presence who's increasingly tried to paint himself as a far-right populist, has served in the Senate since 2012. He narrowly held onto his seat in 2018 after former El Paso congressman Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat, came within 3 points of beating him.
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