Alma Toliver Allen (born April 7, 1939) is a

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member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 131 in Harris County, Texas. She became a representative in 2004 after serving on the

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for ten years. Allen won her eighth term in the legislature in the

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held on November 6, 2018. With 35,878 votes (85.8 percent), she overwhelmed the Republican candidate, Syed S. Ali, who polled 5,926 votes (14.2 percent). Allen took office on January 11, 2005. She originates from the Sunnyside neighborhood of Houston.

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