No, Dallas Rep. Colin Allred wasn’t involved in a near scuffle on House floor during count of Electoral College votes Some media reports confused Allred with Rep. Al Lawson, a Florida Democrat who got into a dispute with Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, wasn't involved in a near-scuffle on the House floor early Thursday, despite some media reporters incorrectly saying that he was. (Brian Elledge/The Dallas Morning News)(Brian Elledge / Staff Photographer) Revised to include comment from Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. WASHINGTON — Dallas Rep. Colin Allred, contrary to some erroneous media reports, wasn’t involved in a near scuffle on the House floor early Thursday morning as Congress worked to finish the task of counting the Electoral College votes.