Alma Allen

Details

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Organization: Texas State Government

Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

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Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.	senate	—	Yea
Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.	senate	—	Nay
Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.	senate	—	Nay
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.	senate	—	Nay
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.	senate	—	Nay

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Biography

Alma Toliver Allen (born April 7, 1939) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 131 in Harris County, Texas. She became a representative in 2004 after serving on the Texas State Board of Education for ten years (her son, Lawrence Allen Jr., succeeded her in this office). Allen won her eighth term in the legislature in the general election held on November 6, 2018. With 35,878 votes (85.8 percent), she overwhelmed the Republican candidate, Syed S. Ali, who polled 5,926 votes (14.2 percent). Allen took office on January 11, 2005. She originates from the Sunnyside neighborhood of Houston.