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Steve Allison
Stephen Philip Allison (born January 4, 1947)[1] is a Texas politician representing District 121 in the Texas House of Representatives. Personal lifeAllison is a graduate of Texas Christian University, he met his wife Peggy while attending the school. He also attended University of Houston Law Center. Allison and his wife Peggy have 2 children, and are both members of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where they both have taught Sunday school. He is an attorney.[2] Political careerEarly political careerAllison has served on the Alamo Heights Independent School District Early Childhood Task Force, and on the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Trustees for 8 years and the last 2 as Vice Chairman.[2] Allison was elected to represent District 121 in the Texas House of Representatives on November 6, 2018 and was sworn in on January 8, 2019.[3][4] Alison ran with the endorsement of the outgoing state representative for the seat, retiring House Speaker Joe Straus.[5] Voucher vote and 2024 primary defeatIn November 2023, Allison voted against Republican Governor Greg Abbott's proposal for state-funded vouchers for private schools. Allison was one of 21 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to remove Abbott's voucher plan from the education funding bill; the amendment to drop the voucher proposal passed 83–64.[6] After his vote, Allison reported being harassed at his home by pro-school choice activists.[7] Allion's vote against Abbott's voucher proposal also prompted primary challengers.[7] Primary challenger criminal defense attorney Marc LaHood ran with endorsements from Abbott and other Texas Republicans.[8] Allison was also the target of coordinated efforts by several PACs backed by Pennsylvania businessman Jeff Yass to defeat Republicans who opposed the voucher plan.[7] Although Allison had a conservative voting record on nearly every issue, LaHood ran to his right, and his primary challenge was boosted by support from Abbott (who spent $672,000 on LaHood's behalf in the final months of the primary campaign).[8] Texas's Republican Agriculture Commissioner, Sid Miller, ran a pro-LaHood ad in which he posed with a rifle and declared that Allison was the target of his "Rino hunt."[9] Allison, meanwhile, was supported by House Speaker Dade Phelan,[8] and ran with the endorsement of the San Antonio Express-News.[10] In the March 2024 primary, Allison was defeated for renomination: LaHood won with some 54% of the vote; Allison received 34%, and a third candidate, Michael Champion, received 7%.[8] The Express-News editorial board described Allison's loss as an intensification of the removal of "traditional, pragmatic conservative Republicans" by the state party.[11] Elections2018
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