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Colin Allred: “In 2018, I ran against Pete Sessions, who had been unopposed…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Colin Allred Discusses Potential U.S. Senate Run and Texas Political Landscape

Published | Video Starts at 11:02

Yeah, and I have some Republican friends who I know. Yeah. Don't want to do that. And, you know, I'd say be careful what you wish for. You know, as you know, Jason, In 2018, I ran against Pete Sessions, who had been unopposed in the previous election. He'd been there for 22 years. Chairman of the Rules Committee. He was in leadership. Yeah. He was very senior, and nobody thought he could be beaten. We beat him pretty handily, in part because they got too greedy, you know. (11:02–11:08)

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States that Pete Sessions was unopposed in the election before 2018 and served for 22 years.

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