District 32
United States Representative
Genevieve Collins
Brief Biography
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Granddaughter of Calvert Collins, the first woman elected to Dallas City Council
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Serves as the Head of Corporate Strategy at Istation, an education technology firm
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Named one of 2018’s local 20 Under 40
healthcare
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Wants to stop socialized medicine, advocates for Congress to allow specialty doctors to be able to treat patients in the individual market
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Will fight to preserve protections for those with pre-existing conditions
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Plans to expand the limits and use of Health Savings Accounts
Immigration
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Advocates for building a wall strategically and providing technology and funding to Border Patrol, ICE, and the Coast Guard to secure U.S. borders
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Supports amnesty for Dreamers, and allowing Dreamers to remain in the U.S. as long as they do not break any laws
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Disagrees with including undocumented immigrants in any upcoming stimulus bills
Womens and reproductive rights
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Believes in the importance of electing a woman in the district to talk to suburban women about their children’s education and their communities
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States she will “always be pro-life, from conception until natural death.”
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Advocates for an end to taxpayer funding of abortion
national Security and Foreign affairs
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Supports Trump’s stance on China and advocates for bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.
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Vows to support U.S. relationship with Israel and ensure Israel has full protection from the U.S.
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Advocates for supporting the military and improving cyber security in order to prepare for foreign attacks on multiple fronts
Environment
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Supports an All-of-the-above energy strategy, which refers to developing and using a combination of renewable and nonrenewable resources to meet energy needs
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Advocates for preserving tax credits for existing energy technologies while simultaneously investing in new technologies
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Believes that the Green New Deal would create too many regulations that would stifle jobs
economy
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Plans to keep the 2017 Tax Cuts, simplify the tax code, and support tax incentives for technological innovation
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Wants to audit the government to identify unnecessary spending and decrease national debt
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Advocates for identifying non-automated jobs of the future and investing in training/education for those jobs
Colin Allred
Brief Biography
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Raised by a single mom who taught in Texas public schools in North Dallas
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Played in the NFL before becoming a civil rights attorney
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Served as Special Assistant to Julián Castro in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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DFW Director of the first-ever statewide voter protection program
healthcare
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Believes in expanding access and lowering costs of the Affordable Care Act in addition to expanding Medicaid
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Would support offering Medicare to every Texans as a choice
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Worked to secure the Garland VA Medical Center to provide healthcare services to veterans
Immigration
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Supports securing the border through technology and well-equipped law enforcement
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Voted in favor of the Dream and Promise Act to ensure that Dreamers are able to remain in the U.S.
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Believes that no families seeking asylum should be separated at the border, and that employers who exploit undocumented workers should be held accountable
womens and reproductive rights
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Voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act and to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
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Disagrees with efforts to dismantle Title IX protections for victims of sexual assault on college campuses
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Believes that women should be able to make their own decisions about their bodies, which includes decisions about contraception and family planning
National Security and foreign affairs
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Introduced the bipartisan House resolution on the importance of the U.S.-Iraq strategic relationship
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Voted in favor of the repeal of the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq
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Has worked to support families affected by international travel bans through his office’s casework.
Environment
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Voted in favor of the SAFER Pipelines Act, which seeks to reauthorize pipeline safety programs overseen by PHMSA
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Cosponsored the Climate Action Now Act, which called on the government to remain in the Paris Climate Accord, identify new goals for reducing emissions, and developing an environmental protection plan
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Supports policies that would incentivize innovation in clean and renewable energy
Economy
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Supports investing in infrastructure including the high speed rail in Texas
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Advocated for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to support trade and 36,000 jobs in the region
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Voted in favor of raising the minimum wage
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Believes in protecting Social Security and Medicare to ensure reliable pensions or 401ks for retiring Americans