Fred Allen is a member of the

Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the ...

, and a cancer survivor, known for appearing in a commercial campaign for

Cancer Treatment Centers of America Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, is a national, for-profit network of five comprehensive cancer care and research centers and three out patient care centers that serves cancer patients throughout ...

. Allen received a degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University and served as an administrative aide in the office of U.S. Senator David Pryor. Allen was first elected to the state legislature in 2006, representing District 33, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and drew the best number for assigned seniority among new members. In 2011, Allen filed a bill to develop an insurance exchange in the state, but pulled it after a compromise bill was reached with Republicans. In 2017, Allen filed a bill in the Arkansas House to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.

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Cancer Treatment Centers of America profile of Fred Allen

Arkansas House of Representatives profile of Fred Allen
Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American politicians {{Arkansas-politician-stub