Tammy Allison joins the list of candidates for the 6
th Congressional District seat. I didn t ask to run,” Allison said. “The residents and people of District 6 did. I ve been a public servant in the executive branch for my entire career. Stepping up to the plate to answer this call feels like a natural part of my journey to serve others. A first-generation Nigerian-American, Allison has undergone several challenging life obstacles such as childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and more but has used that to fuel the very things she fights for politically. Though Allison was born and raised in Texas, she spent more than a decade in Washington D.C. before moving back to Grand Prairie a couple of years ago. She brings her experience under the Obama Administration as a senior attorney and a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice to the table. Several Federal District Courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. are just a few of the other p
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<figcaption> People wait in line to vote at Carrollton Public Library on the first day of early voting in Carrollton on Oct. 13, 2020. <cite>Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune</cite>
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