Allow me to reintroduce myself: My name is Colin Allred.

I'm a fourth-generation Texan, former NFL player, civil rights lawyer, Dad, and former Dallas Congressman. As of today, I am officially running to be Texas' next U.S. Senator.

If that's all you need to hear, please split a donation right now between my campaign and Defend Democracy Now to help me raise $1 million in the first 24 hours of my campaign.

I am running to finish what we started two years ago – a historic grassroots movement that came within striking distance of flipping Texas.

I am running because Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have failed Texans and the American people with their extreme partisanship, broken promises, and policies that prioritize massive tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of working people.

I am running because the GOP frontrunner - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton - has spent years trying to throw women’s doctors in jail for providing abortion care and is so corrupt the Texas House even voted to impeach him.

And finally, I am running because I know we can win. In fact, the Republicans’ own polling shows me in the lead!

But I also know that winning will take an unprecedented groundswell of grassroots support – starting now with our $1 million launch day goal.

With those resources, we can build the campaign infrastructure we need to reach voters in every corner of our state, hire staff and train volunteers, and fight back against the millions of dollars Republicans will spend to defeat me.

That's why I'm personally asking you to chip in $10, $25, or whatever you can spare today to me and Defend Democracy Now to help me kick off this Senate campaign. Please, will you rush your support now to help us get off to the strong start we need to bring real leadership back to Texas?

Thank you so much for any help you can send during this critical moment for our campaign. We have a long, tough road ahead, but together, I truly believe we can win and create a better Texas for everyone.

Let's go!

Colin Allred