Alma Toliver Allen (born April 7, 1939) is a Democratic member of the

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for District 131 in Harris County,

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. 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

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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

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