Fred Allen

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Fred Allen
Image of Fred Allen
Arkansas House of Representatives District 77
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Arkansas House of Representatives District 33

Arkansas House of Representatives District 30

Compensation

Base salary

$44,356/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $59/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the capitol: $166/day.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Contractor
Contact

Fred Allen (Democratic Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 77. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Allen (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 77. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Allen previously served in the state House from 2007 to 2013.

Biography

Fred Allen earned a degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University. Allen's career experience includes working as a contractor, a photographer, a senior executive assistant to the Arkansas Governor, and an administrative aide to then-U.S. Senator David Pryor. He has served as a planning commissioner with the City of Little Rock and a parole commissioner with the Arkansas State Post Prison Transfer Board.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Allen was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Allen was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Allen was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arkansas committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development
Public Transportation
Public Retirement and Social Security Programs
Public Retirement and Social Security Programs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Allen served on these committees:

  • Subcommittee on Peer Review
  • Subcommittee on Personnel
  • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
  • Subcommittee on Insurance
  • Subcommittee on Utilities
  • Subcommittee on Health Services

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Allen served on these committees:

  • Subcommittee on Labor and Environment
  • Subcommittee on Special Language
  • Subcommittee on Utilities (Vice Chair)

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Fred Allen won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Allen
Fred Allen (D)
 
100.0
 
8,117

Total votes: 8,117
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Fred Allen defeated Grant Smith in the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Allen
Fred Allen
 
86.4
 
1,885
Image of Grant Smith
Grant Smith Candidate Connection
 
13.6
 
297

Total votes: 2,182
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Fred Allen won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Allen
Fred Allen (D)
 
100.0
 
6,708

Total votes: 6,708
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Fred Allen defeated Grant Smith in the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Allen
Fred Allen
 
84.8
 
2,307
Image of Grant Smith
Grant Smith
 
15.2
 
415

Total votes: 2,722
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2020

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Fred Allen won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 30 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Allen
Fred Allen (D)
 
100.0
 
11,044

Total votes: 11,044
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Fred Allen advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 30.

2018

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Fred Allen defeated Mitchell Fenton in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Allen
Fred Allen (D)
 
86.4
 
8,281
Mitchell Fenton (L)
 
13.6
 
1,309

Total votes: 9,590
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Fred Allen advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 30 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Fred Allen
Fred Allen

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2016

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.

The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.

Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.

The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[2]

Fred Allen ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 30 general election.[3]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Fred Allen  (unopposed)
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State


Fred Allen defeated incumbent Charles Armstrong in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 30 Democratic Primary.[4][5]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Fred Allen 65.52% 2,909
     Democratic Charles Armstrong Incumbent 34.48% 1,531
Total Votes 4,440



2012

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012

Allen ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 31. Allen was defeated by District 33 incumbent Joyce Elliott in the May 22 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Arkansas State Senate District 31 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Elliott 62.7% 3,963
Fred Allen 37.3% 2,362
Total Votes 6,325

2010

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Allen won re-election to the 33rd District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition in the May 18 primary.[8] He defeated Conrad Harvin in the November 2 general election.[9]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 33 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Fred Allen (D) 5,375
Conrad Harvin (G) 776

2008

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Allen won re-election to the 33rd District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, defeating opponent Conrad Harvin (Green).[10]

Arkansas State House, District 33 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Fred Allen (D) 8,561
Conrad Harvin (Green) 1,027

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Fred Allen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Fred Allen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Fred Allen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Arkansas House of Representatives District 77Won general$33,800 $28,375
2022Arkansas House of Representatives District 77Won general$38,450 $48,959
2020Arkansas House of Representatives District 30Won general$15,520 N/A**
2018Arkansas House of Representatives District 30Won general$16,950 N/A**
2016Arkansas House of Representatives, District 30Won $40,302 N/A**
2012Arkansas State Senate, District 31Lost $78,101 N/A**
2010Arkansas House of Representatives, District 33Won $38,675 N/A**
2008Arkansas House of Representatives, District 33Won $34,006 N/A**
2006Arkansas House of Representatives, District 33Won $42,050 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Justin Boyd (R)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 77
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Arkansas House of Representatives District 30
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Frances Cavenaugh (R)
Preceded by
-
Arkansas House of Representatives District 33
2007-2013
Succeeded by
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