Alma Allen (politician) explained

Alma A. Allen
State House:	Texas
State:	Texas
District:	131st
Term Start:	January 11, 2005
Preceded:	Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson
Party:	Democratic
Birth Date:	7 April 1939
Spouse:	Lawrence A. Allen Sr.
Children:	Lawrence Allen Jr.

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]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708071600/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=131/ Texas House of Representatives
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708071600/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=131/ Biography
3. Web site: Election Returns. November 6, 2018. Texas Secretary of State. November 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181110200011/https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545. November 10, 2018. dead. mdy-all.
4. Web site: Legislative Reference Library Legislators and Leaders Member profile . lrl.texas.gov . 23 December 2019.
5. Web site: Isensee, Laura. New School Year Brings Long-Delayed Construction At Worthing High School. Houston Public Media. 2016-08-22. It depicts her mentors, state Rep. Alma Allen and Sen. Rodney Ellis, both from Sunnyside..