Colin Allred, an NFL player-turned-lawmaker, looks to unseat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz

Democratic Congressman Colin Allred is making his last push to secure votes ahead of his Election Day showdown in Texas with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

Democratic Rep. Colin Allred did not mince words when he faced off against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in the first and only Texas Senate race debate earlier this month. He called Cruz out for his anti-abortion stance, his decision to take a Cancún vacation during Texas’ historic winter storm in 2021, and his comments on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

“I took off my suit jacket and I was prepared to defend the House floor from the mob,” Allred said, recalling the Jan. 6 attack. “At the same time, after he’d gone around the country lying about the election, after he’d been the architect of the attempt to overthrow that election, when that mob came, Sen. Cruz was hiding in a supply closet.”

Cruz, who laughed off the assertion from across the stage, did not address Allred’s claim and did not respond to NBC News’ request for comment. 

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