The House Democrat challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for his Senate seat next year claims he raised more than $2 million in the first 36 hours since launching his campaign.
Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, said on Thursday night that his new Senate campaign set a new record for the 2024 election season – kicking off what is likely to be a pricey race.
“I’ve been a part of some incredible teams in my life, but y’all have helped me raise over $2 million in just 36 hours since I announced my campaign to represent all Texans,” Allred wrote on Twitter. “Together, we set a record for this cycle raising the most in the first day of a Senate campaign.”
Cruz is running for his third term to represent the Lone Star State in the Senate.
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Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, says his campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz is off to a healthy start. (Photo by Emil Lippe/Getty Images)
Cruz’s 2018 re-election bid was among the most closely-watched and expensive races in the country at the time. Democrat rival Beto O’Rourke had raised more than double the cash Cruz had, bringing in more than $80 million compared to the conservative Republican’s roughly $39 million. Cruz eked out a narrow victory of just over 2%.
Allred is the first major challenger Cruz has for an election that is about a year and a half away. Before being elected to the House of Representatives in 2018, Allred was a professional football player who spent four seasons with the Tennessee Titans between 2007 and 2010.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is hoping to win his third term as senator next year. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
His first campaign ad, released this week, opens with Allred standing on a football field, referencing his athletic career before diving directly into the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“When I left the NFL, I thought my days of putting people on the…
