Jim Allen (born August 1, 1952) is an American politician from the state of

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, Allen was a member of the

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, representing District 33 from 2015 until 2019, following his defeat in the 2018 state elections.

Elections

2004

Allen was appointed to the

in April 2004 after incumbent

Representative Harry B. Tipton died of

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. He then ran for a full term, winning the Republican primary without any opposition. Allen was defeated by Democrat Patrick Goggles in the general election, 56% to 44%.

2012

Allen ran for his former seat, defeating Daniel Cardenas in the Republican primary. He lost to Democratic incumbent Patrick Goggles, 52% to 48%.

2014

After Democratic incumbent Patrick Goggles announced his retirement, Allen announced his candidacy for the seat. He defeated Daniel Cardenas in the Republican primary and defeated Democratic candidate Andrea Clifford in the general election, 53% to 47%.

2016

Allen ran for re-election, and was unopposed in the Republican primary. He faced Democrat Sergio Maldonado in the general election, and defeated Maldonado with 51% of the vote.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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