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Fred Allen
2023 - Present
2027
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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
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Allen was assigned to the following committees:
- House Insurance and Commerce Committee
- House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee
- Joint Energy Committee
2021-2022
Allen was assigned to the following committees:
- House Insurance and Commerce Committee
- House Management Committee
- House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee
- Joint Energy Committee
2019-2020
Allen was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Energy Committee
- House Education Committee
- House Insurance and Commerce Committee
- Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • 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:
- Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas House (Vice Chair)
- Legislative Facilities Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- House Management Committee, Arkansas House (Vice Chair)
- Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas House
- House Rules Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Labor and Environment
- Subcommittee on Special Language
- Subcommittee on Utilities (Vice Chair)
Sponsored legislation
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Allen | 86.4 | 1,885 |
 | Grant Smith | 13.6 | 297 | |
| Total votes: 2,182 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Allen in this election.
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Allen | 84.8 | 2,307 |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Allen |
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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 |  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 | 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]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Joyce Elliott |
62.7% | 3,963 |
| Fred Allen | 37.3% | 2,362 |
| Total Votes | 6,325 | |
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 | |||
| Fred Allen (D)
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5,375 | |||
| Conrad Harvin (G) | 776 | |||
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 | |||
| Fred Allen (D)
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8,561 | |||
| Conrad Harvin (Green) | 1,027 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Fred Allen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
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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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 10 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 12 through March 12. The legislature held a special session from March 13 to March 15.
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2017
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In 2017, the 91st Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 1. The Legislature held a special session from May 1 to May 3.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Fred Allen," accessed March 31, 2023
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Arkansas State Primary Election, May 22, 2012," accessed July 11, 2012
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "Primary results," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "2008 general election results, Arkansas," November 4, 2008
| 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 - |
