# Alma Allen Alma Allen is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 131. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Texas House, district 131 - Serving since: 2005-01-11 - Current term: TX 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2fd6fcd3-9676-42a4-b879-e317576ff18f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2fd6fcd3-9676-42a4-b879-e317576ff18f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Allen reported $170.4K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $5,075). ## What Allen says (TX 2025–26 session) 69 classified statements: 69 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Allen | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 23.2% | 10.4% | 87 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 58.0% | 39.2% | 131 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 453 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 21.7% | 14.4% | 199 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 68% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 7.5% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 5.0% (State House Democrats 3.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 157 donors and 845 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (TX 2025–26 session) 3,699 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 89% (85%). 151 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/ - 2025-09-03 · voted nay · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/ - 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/ - 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/ ## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session) Sponsored 58 bills: 58 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 43. 29.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 129 of 145). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 1488: Congratulating The University of Texas rugby club on winning the 2025 Lonestar Conference 7s state championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1488/ - HR 1347: Commending Carter Bentsen of Houston for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Alma Allen. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1347/ - HR 1323: Commending Regan House for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Alma Allen. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1323/ - HR 1322: Commending Karnies Adams for her service as a policy analyst in the office of State Representative Alma Allen. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1322/ - HR 646: Honoring Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR646/ - HB 5630: Relating to the authority of a court to order a defendant to engage in certain alternatives to confinement as part of the defendant's sentence. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5630/ - HB 4826: Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4826/ - HB 4620: Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4620/ - HB 4651: Relating to the period for which a public school student may be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program or expelled. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4651/ - HB 4619: Relating to the parental notification regarding public school teacher qualifications. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4619/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $170.4K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1979367144950501536 - 2025-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1961157838522261962 - 2025-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1953117779873145109 - 2025-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1948206858604605539 - 2025-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1947351902020116755 - 2025-06-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1931448057796640812 - 2025-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1929321602614771786 - 2025-05-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1927395286827033056 - 2025-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1926994833081594133 - 2025-05-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repallentx131/status/1925597650155442632 ## Links - Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=131 - Campaign site: https://www.almaallenfor131.com - X: https://x.com/repallentx131 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repallenhd131/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alma-allen-b2b28864 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2fd6fcd3-9676-42a4-b879-e317576ff18f