Robert Allen (Mississippi)

Robert Allen

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Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Eastern Illinois University, 1969

Graduate

William Carey College, 1989

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Years of service

1970 - 1974

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2012
* 3 Recent news
* 4 Personal
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Robert Allen was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi. He was defeated by incumbent Gregg Harper in the Republican primary on March 13, 2012.[1]

## Biography[edit]

Allen was born and raised in Illinois. He earned a bachelor's from Eastern Illinois University in 1969 and a master's from William Carey College in 1989. Allen served in the U.S. Air Force from 1970-1974. He worked as a chief technician with Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He retired in 1999.[2]

Allen is a cofounder of the Starkville TEA party.[2]

## Elections[edit]

### 2012[edit]

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

Allen ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 3rd District. He was defeated by incumbent Gregg Harper in the Republican primary on March 13, 2012.[3][4]

U.S. House, Mississippi, District 3 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Gregg Harper Incumbent | 91.8% | 78,667
Robert Allen  | 8.2% | 7,025
Total Votes | 85,692

## Recent news[edit]

Allen discusses incumbent Gregg Harper's votes in Congress.

This section links to a Google news search for the term Robert + Allen + Mississippi + House

Robert Allen News Feed

## Personal[edit]

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Allen and his wife, Sue, have been married for 42 years. They have three children and 10 grandchildren. Allen converted from agnostic to Christianity when he was 26 years old.[2]

## External links[edit]

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* Official Campaign Website (timed out)
* Official Campaign Facebook Page
* Official Campaign Twitter Page

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Sun Herald, "Fields fill up for Mississippi congressional races" accessed January 21, 2012
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (timed out)bio.html Robert Allen for Congress Campaign Website, "Bio," accessed March 6, 2012
3. ↑ Sun Herald, "Fields fill up for Mississippi congressional races" accessed January 21, 2012
4. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"

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Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

Roger Wicker (R)

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Steven Palazzo (R)

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