Alma Allen (politician)

Alma A. Allen
Alma A. Allen
Member of the Texas House of Representatives; from the 131st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 11, 2005
Preceded by	Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson
Personal details
Born	April 7, 1939 (age 85)
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]

References

^ Texas House of Representatives Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved June 18th 2015
^ Biography Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved June 18th, 2015
^ "Election Returns". Texas Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ Isensee, Laura (2016-08-22). "New School Year Brings Long-Delayed Construction At Worthing High School". Houston Public Media. It depicts her mentors, state Rep. Alma Allen and Sen. Rodney Ellis, both from Sunnyside.