Dave Allred | |
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 Allred in 1958 | |
| Member of theTexas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 1967 (1967-01-10) – January 13, 1981 (1981-01-13) | |
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| Born | William David Allred (1933-11-27)November 27, 1933 |
| Died | September 8, 1996(1996-09-08) (aged 62) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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William David Allred (November 27, 1933 – September 8, 1996) was an American politician. A member of theDemocratic Party, he served in theTexas House of Representatives from 1967 to 1981.
William David Allred was born on November 27, 1933, inAustin, Texas, toJames V. Allred and Joe Betsy Miller.[1][2][3]: 1A James was afederal judge and served as thegovernor of Texas from 1935 to 1939,[4] and Miller was a music teacher at theCity View Independent School District from around 1960 until her retirement in 1971.[5] Dave graduated fromW. B. Ray High School and received aBachelor of Arts in journalism from theTexas Christian University.[6][7] While enrolled, he completed theReserve Officers' Training Corps and joined theUnited States Army, being commissioned as a lieutenant.[7] Allred also holds aMaster of Science in journalism from theColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[8]
Allred's first job for newspaper companies during a summer vacation from university in 1952.[8] He worked for theCorpus Christi Times and theFort Worth Star-Telegram. Circa July 1957, he began employment at theAssociated Press inMontgomery, Alabama. In October 1958, he became an aide toRalph Yarborough, aUnited States Senate.[7] Upon the death of his father in 1959,[6] Allred moved back to Texas and worked for the newspaper atWichita Falls.[3]: 1A In 1966, he was a reporter for theWichita Falls Times, and when he resided inCorpus Christi from 1950 to 1961, he was a reporter for theCorpus Christi Caller-Times.[6]
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In March 1965, representativeMaurice Doke, representing position 2 of the House's81st district, announced that he would not seek another term in theTexas House of Representatives.[9] On January 1, 1966, Allred announced his campaign for theTexas House of Representatives in order "to work to helpWichita County continue its progress," seeking theDemocratic Party's nomination.[8] Originally running for Doke's 81st district seat, redistricting was soon held and Allred instead ran for the85th district.[10] His opponent in the primary election was judge Titus Mitchell.[11] When the election was held in May, Allred defeated Mitchell; in the near-complete returns, Allred received 5,375 votes compared to Mitchell's 4,214.[12] During his campaign for state representative, Allred served two weeks atFort Gordon inGeorgia in July.[13] He was endorsed by theWichita Falls Times roughly a month before the general election, which he ended up winning without opposition.[14][15] Allred was sworn in on January 10, 1967, alongside the rest of the60th Texas Legislature.[16][1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dave Allred | 5,547 | 56.08% | |
| Democratic | Titus T. Mitchell | 4,344 | 43.92% | |
| Total votes | 9,891 | 100.00% | ||
Upon his inauguration, Allred was assigned to committees on appropriations, conservation and reclamation, education, mental health and retardation, school districts,[18] and state parks.[1] He was later assigned to an appropriations subcommittee on agriculture.[19] In February 1967, Allred introduced a resolution honoring the recently-deceased judge Irivng Leslie Humphrey. The bill was unanimously approved by theTexas Legislature.[20] A month later, he proposed a bill that would allow police officers to investigatetraffic collisions on public parking lots; at the time, officers were barred from investigating collisions on private property.[21] Shortly after introducing the collision bill, he brought forward another bill that would permit officers from arresting those who perform illegalstreet racing on parking lots.[22] In April, the collision bill was considered by the House Judiciary Committee and sent to a subcommittee to create an amendment to the bill that would include parking lots at restaurants.[23] In April 1967, a proposal by Allred and fellow legislatorCharles Finnell that would allow counties to pay for group life insurance for officials and employees. It was endorsed by the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association.[24]
In May 1967, Allred sent membership certificates for the fictitious "Texas Association ofWindmill Tilters" to various House members who fight for legislation that does not pass.[25] A bill introduced by Allred—which allowed Texas to sell excess property to the Texas Partners of the Alliance, an organization that sends aid for underdeveloped areas in Peru—was passed by the House on May 5.[26] An amendment, introduced to another amendment from representativeRalph Wayne, that prohibits public business from taking place at buildings close to the public, was also approved.[27]
In February 1981, Allred was honored by the67th Texas Legislature "for his many important contributions to the people of Texas as a member of the Texas House of Representatives and extend best wishes to him for future success and happiness."[2]
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