Texas Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who is challenging Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024, has donated thousands of dollars to private armed security companies despite his history of supporting gun control. .
The Senate candidate has been a vocal critic of the Second Amendment, supports gun control, and supports anti-police measures in Congress. Allred's campaign has spent thousands of dollars on eagle conservation groups. offer In addition to armed private security personnel, hundreds of people believed to be police officers are on guard duty, according to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
In 2023, Allred's Senate campaign donated more than $2,500 to a private armed security company. according to In FEC filings. Another $900 was given to Daniel Ramirez, Jorge Cardenas and Beatriz Diaz. deputy constable For El Paso County. (Related: Democrats run against Ted Cruz funded by donors seeking to defund the police)
Allred's congressional campaign has donated $14,496.89 to Eagle Protective Group since its launch in 2018, FEC data shows. show. The campaign also paid two other people a combined $2,040 for “event security.”
Despite payments to private armed security companies and individuals believed to be police officers, Mr. Allred has voiced opposition to the right to bear arms, voted in favor of various forms of gun control, and opposed law enforcement assistance provisions. I cast my vote.
In 2018, the Democratic Party Said It would have been “better” if the Second Amendment “had never been written.” Allred also was done He has criticized the National Rifle Association (NRA), which has more than 400,000 members in Texas. belong to.
Allred supported: Federal Emergency Risk Protection Order 2021 Red Flag Gun Control; I voted For the failure of the assault weapons ban in 2022.Congressman opposed be regulations That would have made it easier for domestic violence victims to purchase firearms.
That lawmaker too opposed The 2020 law called for “adequate and sustained funding” for police departments in Washington, D.C., as crime has skyrocketed.the member voted against Blame The 2021 Defund the Police Campaign.
Allred also received more than $100,000 from various organizations that supported defunding the police.
National Harbor, MD – March 2: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Cruz is one of the most vulnerable incumbent Senate Republicans running for re-election in 2024.His seat is now characteristic He is a contributor to the Cook Political Report's “Lean R” column with Florida Sen. Rick Scott.
national public relations investigation A Feb. 9 announcement found that Cruz and Allred were tied at 44%, with 12% of Texas general election voters remaining undecided. Other polls of his opponents show that Mr. Cruz is generally favored to retain his seat, with the Republican leading Mr. Allred ranging from 1 to 16 points. according to On the FiveThirtyEight compilation.
Texas supported former President Donald Trump in both elections. 2020 and 2016. The former president is likely to vote for President Joe Biden in November, RealClearPolitics reported. average It shows Trump holding a nearly 9-point lead in the Lone Star State.
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