Former Texas Rep. Colin Allred could be swapping one potentially messy Democratic primary for another.
The former congressman announced Monday that he was dropping his bid for Senate and will instead run for Texas’ 33rd District, which was redrawn by state Republicans as one of two Democratic-leaning seats in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. That would likely set up a primary clash with his successor in the House, Democrat Julie Elizabeth Johnson.
Allred’s announcement represents the latest fallout from the Texas legislature’s mid-decade redrawing of the state’s congressional lines at the urging of President Donald Trump to help Republicans defend their majority and pick up seats in next year’s midterm elections. Under the map, which received a green light from the Supreme Court last week, five Democrat-held seats were redrawn to favor the GOP, including Johnson’s current district, the 32nd.
