dissatisfied with Trump.

Allred's "Hillcrest High School to serving President Barack Obama" mantra has resonated with progressive residents excited by his vow to push for universal health care, improve public education and make the economy work for all residents. He is the most left-leaning major congressional candidate in North Texas.

Though he says the election will turn on issues like health care and the economy, his strength involves the uniqueness of his candidacy. He's a millennial with a smattering of political experience. His mentors are former state Sen. Wendy Davis and former U.S. Housing Secretary Julian Castro, for whom he served as a special assistant.

In New York, another progressive candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, motivated left-leaning Democrats in route to upending a 20-year Democratic incumbent. Allred has the same type of appeal.

Towin, he has to turn out new Democratic voters to offset Sessions' structural advantage. During the primary Democrats opined on the need to appeal to crossover voters, but the ideological differences between the candidates make luring support from the other party nearly impossible.

So where does Allred find votes?

Colin Allred spoke to supporters during an election night party at Ozona Grill and Bar in Dallas on May 22, 2018, after he won the Democratic nomination in the 32nd Congressional District. Now he faces longtime U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions. (Andy Jacobsohn / Staff Photographer)

The trendy areas of Uptown offer a bounty of urban hipsters and new, younger voters likely to choose a Democrat. He'll also have an opportunity to attract transplants from blue states like California living in the so-called