Alma A. Allen | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 131st district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | April 7,1939 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lawrence A. Allen Sr. |
Children | Lawrence Allen Jr. |
Residence(s) | Houston,Texas,U.S. |
Alma mater | Texas Southern University University of Houston |
Alma Toliver Allen (born April 7,1939) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 131 in Harris County,Texas. [1] 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). [2]
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). [3] Allen took office on January 11,2005. [4]
She originates from the Sunnyside neighborhood of Houston. [5]
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It depicts her mentors, state Rep. Alma Allen and Sen. Rodney Ellis, both from Sunnyside.