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  Colin Allred · [email protected]
January 20, 2020 at 6:52 PM

reflecting on today

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right. - Martin Luther King Jr. John -- we’re all grateful for this holiday, but sometimes I think we don’t fully realize the…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
January 17, 2020 at 5:52 PM

we have to be ready

Hi John, Last year was one of the most challenging and rewarding years of my life. I’m proud to have fought for affordable health care, quality education for Texas children, common sense reforms for gun violence, and rooting out government corruption -- and I’m looking forward to co…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 11:53 PM

fwd: can you help out?

Hi John, Did you get a chance to see my team’s email yesterday? Just like 2018, this race is projected to be one of the most competitive in the country as Washington Republicans try to take back their lost majority. We’ve been focusing so much on offense, and fighting for North Texans in Washingt…
  Team Allred · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 6:23 PM

can you help with defense?

Hi John, Thanks to incredible supporters like you, we were able to finish the year strong and are ready to take on 2020. Now it’s time for us to really get in position for what’s projected to be one of the most competitive races in the country. With Washington-based special interest…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
January 6, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Lower Rx prices in 2020

I hope you’re ready to start off 2020 with something vitally important to our nation! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
January 2, 2020 at 10:42 PM

WOW

Hi John, I hope your 2020 is off to a great start! Here at our campaign HQ, my team just sent me the report on our December fundraising -- and I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. Because of grassroots supporters like you, John, we achieved our largest online fundraising haul of the ele…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 1:35 AM

Happy New Year! - Got a quick question

Hi John, I hope you’re having a great New Year's Eve! I don’t think Aly and I are going to make it to midnight (that’s life with a toddler!), but I hope you’re having a safe holiday and ringing in the new year with the ones you love as well. Since it is the end of the year (and decade), and the l…
  Team Allred · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 4:39 PM

our chance to send a message

Hi John, This is it, y’all -- the final day before we close the book on our final fundraising report of 2019. Unfortunately, we’ve got some bad news: We’re still $2,362 behind. This is our chance to send a message: To every pundit, DC insider, and opponent, the North Texas communit…
  Elizabeth De Leon · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 7:01 PM

Update on our goal...

Hi John, Did you get Colin’s email from yesterday? We’re crunching the numbers and we’ve noticed that our pace has fallen a bit. Any way you can chip in a little something right now? [Here’s a link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/allredq42019] Heading into 2020 we want to make sure that Colin…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 6:26 PM

we can’t afford to lag behind

Hi John, It’s been an unusually busy month for us here at Team Allred. This Tuesday, we have our biggest deadline of the year… and we’re not where we need to be to meet our goal. Based on the update from the finance team, we’re still behind $6,347. With such a critical deadline, th…
  Team Allred · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 10:01 PM

Best of 2019!

Hi John, It’s been quite a year for us here at Allred HQ! Colin’s first year in office has been jam packed with special moments and legislative triumphs -- the year has really flown by. We’re excited to ring in the new year and ensure that Colin is once again victorious in 2020 (yo…
  Elizabeth De Leon · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 7:44 PM

this is no normal deadline

Hi John, I hope everyone was able to spend some quality time with loved ones over the holidays -- I know everyone here at Allred HQ sure appreciated some time off! But with our biggest fundraising deadline of the year in just four days and a fundraising deficit of almost $8,624, we …
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 3:29 PM

Happy Holidays! I want to hear from you

News from Representative Allred December 23, 2019 Dear John, As we cap off 2019 I wanted to take a moment to let you know it has been an honor to serve as your Representative here in North Texas, where I was born and raised. On behalf of my wife Aly a…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 10:25 PM

grateful

Hi John, I know I don’t have to tell you this, but it’s been quite a week. No matter what’s been going on in Washington, though, I want to let you know how much it means to me to see that so many of you stepped up to have my back as we face our upcoming FEC deadline on the 31st. Your support is …
  Elizabeth De Leon · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 10:43 PM

Colin needs your help

Hi John, At the end of this month, we will face our most critical FEC deadline of the year. But with everything happening in Washington right now, we’ve fallen behind on our goal. Can you help Colin and Team Allred bridge our fundraising gap with a donation? If you've saved your …
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 6:01 PM

Thoughts on impeachment

Today is a somber day for our country. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Hi Jo…
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 8:29 PM

Supporting jobs through trade, and working across the aisle for North Texas

News from Representative Allred December 17, 2019 Dear Friend, As your Representative, I want to let you know that I am working on a bipartisan basis to deliver real results that can make an impact in North Texas. Last week, a deal was reached on t…
  Team Allred · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 9:53 PM

FWD: Tell the Senate: PASS our bill to lower prescription drug costs!

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  Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 12:22 AM

Tell the Senate: PASS our bill to lower prescription drugs costs

Many Americans who rely on prescription drugs can’t always afford them. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 4:50 PM

Helping new parents, and protecting the right to vote

News from Representative Allred December 10, 2019 Dear Friend, As we end the year, I want to let you know that I am working hard in Congress with Republicans and Democrats to deliver real results to North Texas.  Last week, I introduced a bipartisan…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 7, 2019 at 10:21 PM

2020 Survey for John!

  With the year almost over, I wanted to take a moment to check in with you and get a little feedback on how we're doing. Team, With the year almost over, I wanted to take a moment to check in with you and get a little feedback on how we're doing. My first year in Congress has f…
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 10:18 PM

A year’s work for North Texas

News from Representative Allred December 3, 2019 TO STAY UP TO DATE ON MY WORK IN CONGRESS CLICK HERE TO BE ADDED TO MY NEWSLETTER Dear Friend, One of the most important parts of my job is helping you with any issues that you may have with federal ag…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 12:31 AM

the clock is ticking

John – We’re in the red zone, there’s still a chance to meet our goal, so I wanted to reach out with one final ask. My finance team told me that we’re just $2,109 away from our goal. With just a few hours until our deadline tonight, there’s still time to make a donation. John, you can help us kee…
  Elizabeth De Leon · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 5:29 PM

Joseph, Patricia, Terrance, and John

    Hi John, At midnight, we’re facing our next major fundraising deadline and we’re thrilled to say that so many of our grassroots supporters have already stepped up and contributed! We wanted to take a moment to recognize these amazing team players and give them a special shout…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 29, 2019 at 4:59 PM

help us compete and win

Hi John, I’ll get right to it -- we’re running short of our critical end-of-month fundraising goal and we need your help to make up ground. As of right now, we are about $10,000 behind. We simply cannot afford missing this month’s goal, especially after nearly being out-raised by o…
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 3:40 PM

Join me for a Telephone Town Hall on Dec. 3!

News from Representative Allred November 27, 2019 Dear John, I’d like to invite you to my Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, December 3rd. I will give an update on the work I’ve been doing in Congress for the 32nd District of Texas and answer your questi…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 12:47 AM

Colin thinks he’s being so sneaky

Hi John, We know that Colin has been secretly reaching out to you this week in an effort to ease our minds about our November fundraising -- he really is the best boss ever. It’s true -- we’re behind on our goal, but each day we’re making up ground and getting closer to where we ne…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 9:20 PM

Re: Can you help me deliver some good news?

Hi John, Bumping this email up to the top of your inbox. I just did a final debrief with my staff before we all head out for Thanksgiving, and thought I’d pass along the update they gave me. Right now we’re about $7,250 away from our November goal, so we’ve still got a lot of ground to make up. I…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 25, 2019 at 10:53 PM

Can you help me deliver some good news?

Hi John, I know our team has leaned heavily on the fundraising asks this month, but I promise you it’s with good reason. With an increasingly crowded Republican primary and Washington-based special interest groups signaling their intent to spend large sums of money against our camp…
  Elizabeth De Leon · [email protected]
November 25, 2019 at 4:26 PM

setting up for success

Hi John, As the end of the month is fast approaching, I wanted to give you an update on how we’re doing. The recent news of Trump’s visit to Texas boosted our fundraising a bit, but sadly, we’re still pretty far behind our goal. It’s critical that we pick up the pace. Can you help …
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 4:35 PM

Do you support bringing a VA health clinic to Garland?

News from Representative Allred November 22, 2019 Dear Friend, Listening to folks like you is one of the most important parts of my job as your Representative. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts through my quick survey. Ensuring veter…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 10:21 PM

did you see this?

John, I wanted to take a second today to make sure you saw the recent news about the president’s trip to Texas. As details continue to come to light regarding President Trump's gross abuse of power, our community’s desire for serious, accountable, and dedicated leadership grows stronger. I ran fo…
  North Texans for Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 1:26 AM

Trump is hiding in Texas today...

Hi John, Donald Trump is in Texas AGAIN. As an explosive testimony unfolds in Washington, further implicating the president in a gross abuse of power with Ukrainian officials, Trump has retreated to Texas in hopes of finding a safe haven. What he doesn’t realize is that Texas is c…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 18, 2019 at 1:01 AM

my lucky number

Hi John, I know my team has been emailing you this weekend with updates on our fundraising goal, and now it’s my turn to reach out and make an ask. My team just informed me that we’re $340 away from hitting our goal today, and since I was number 34 back in college at Baylor (sic ‘em!) -- I know w…
  Elizabeth De Leon · [email protected]
November 16, 2019 at 11:14 PM

getting back on track

Hi John, Yesterday, our finance team filled you in on our November fundraising progress so far. To put it frankly, we’re pretty far behind. To keep us on track to meet our monthly goal, we need $2,364 by tomorrow night. Can we count on you to step up with a donation now, John? …
  Allred Finance Team · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 10:09 PM

we have to pick up the pace

Hi John, We’re about midway through our monthly deadline for November and I wanted to fill you in on how we’re doing. As it stands, we’re halfway through the month and only 21% of the way to our November goal. As you can see, we’re lagging behind where we need to be, so it’s critic…
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 7:30 PM

I'm fighting to lower prescription drug costs and I want to hear your stories

News from Representative Allred November 13, 2019 Dear Friend, Everywhere I go across the 32nd District, whether that is visiting small businesses and organizations, or holding round tables and town halls, I hear from folks about the high cost of pr…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 11, 2019 at 8:17 PM

This Veterans Day

    Hi John, As we take time today to honor all the men and women who’ve served our country in uniform, I wanted to send you a quick note. I’m honored to serve as a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee in Congress, and it’s a top priority to ensure those who bravely served o…
  Team Allred · [email protected]
November 6, 2019 at 11:52 PM

One year ago...

  One year ago today we elected Colin to Congress, and what an amazing journey it has been! From building out our team in those early days, to knocking on doors across North Texas with our power-house grassroots team, winning BIG on election day, and seeing our Colin serve and live our values in …
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 6:48 PM

one year out

    HiJohn, We just received our final numbers for October, and thanks to you, we absolutely crushed our projections and exceeded our goal! With just under a year to go until Election Day, this is exactly the kind of push we need to lay a successful path forward. I truly cannot …
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 12:13 AM

You’re invited to my Veterans Day town hall

News from Representative Allred November 4, 2019 Dear Friend, I am deeply grateful for those who have dedicated their time to bravely serve our country. Our veterans have made great sacrifices for our country, which is why I’ve made it my priority in…
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 4:40 PM

Need Help with Open Enrollment?

News from Representative Allred November 1, 2019 Dear Friend, The Open Enrollment Period is November 1 - December 15 As your Representative, I want to make sure you’re aware that the Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment period has started. O…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 12:50 AM

time for one more trick or treater?

John – I know a fundraising request might be the last thing you want on your Halloween, but I needed to reach out with one final ask. We only have until midnight tonight to get our final donations in the door before our deadline. My team informs me that we’re just $639 away from our goal and we’re…
  Team Allred · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 11:28 PM

holding the president accountable

    Hi John, The NRCC (Washington Republicans’ campaign arm) is attacking Colin for doing his job and holding the president accountable. They’re saying Colin is “nothing more than [a] socialist hack who came to Congress to impeach the president.” This couldn’t be further from the…
  Katie Payne · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 6:40 PM

Diana, John, David, Janet, and John

    Hi John and Happy Halloween! Tonight at midnight we’re facing our next major fundraising deadline and already we’ve seen so many of our grassroots supporters step up! We’d like to take a moment to shout some of them out and give you an opportunity to join this winning North Te…
  Wendy Davis for Colin Allred · [email protected]
October 30, 2019 at 11:42 PM

Asking for a friend

    Hi John, Texas is set for a BLUE wave in 2020 thanks to voters who are ready to stand up and say enough is enough to a broken political system that places partisan games above the struggles of our brothers and sisters. The American people are ready for change, and they need p…
  Rep. Colin Allred · [email protected]
October 30, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Stopping foreign interference in its tracks

News from Representative Allred October 30, 2019 Dear John, Listening to North Texas families is the most important part of my job as your Representative, and I hear from folks all the time about the need to secure our elections from the threat of fo…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
October 29, 2019 at 11:38 PM

I don’t have great news

    Hi John, We’ll cut right to the chase: We’ve got a critical end-of-month fundraising deadline on Thursday night and we’re nowhere near where we need to be. I wish I had better news for you, but unfortunately, we’re still about $5,280 short of hitting this month’s goal, and af…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
October 28, 2019 at 9:46 PM

personally asking

Hi John, In a few days, we’ll face our first major fundraising deadline since last quarter’s results went public, and boy do we have a lot of ground to make up. Please take a look at Katie’s email below, and if you’re able to give a few bucks, our team would really appreciate it. We have new oppo…
  Katie Payne · [email protected]
October 24, 2019 at 5:19 PM

We’re counting on your support, John

    Hi John, With the end of October quickly approaching, I wanted to give you a quick update on our fundraising efforts. We set a particularly ambitious goal this month and as Colin’s finance director, it’s my job to make sure we’re reaching each and every goal we set. Well, as …