 This week on At Our Table, I talked with former U.S. House Rep. Colin Allred. We covered a lot of ground, but at its core, the conversation was about service, accountability, and who politics is actually supposed to work for. Rep. Allred started where so much of his story begins: with his mom.
That sense of responsibility showed up again when we talked about one of the things he’s proudest of in Congress, and it wasn’t a bill or a vote. It was an idea.
Rep. Allred kept coming back to the same point: government can do big things when we stop treating cynicism as wisdom and obstruction as inevitability. We also talked plainly about leadership failures in Texas. No euphemisms. No hedging.
But what struck me most was how clear-eyed Rep. Allred was about the disconnect between elite political conversations and real life. Especially when it comes to affordability, corruption, and trust.
And that honesty extended inward too. Rep. Allred didn’t pretend Democrats don’t have work to do.
We ended by talking about respect—for voters, for candidates, and for communities that are too often treated as an afterthought.
That word—qualified—hung in the air. Colin Allred isn’t asking anyone for permission to lead. He’s telling us what leadership actually looks like when you center people instead of pundits. If we want different outcomes, we need leaders who aren’t afraid to tell the truth—even when it makes the comfortable uncomfortable. Pull up a chair. The conversation is worth your time. You’re currently a free subscriber to Jaime’s Table. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Colin Allred: Don’t Ask for Our Votes and Disrespect Our Candidates
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