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→Rise into national politics, House tenure
The Census of 1860 led to an increase in Iowa's congressional district seats from two to six. In the 1862 midterms, Allison ran for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the third district which included Dubuque, challenging incumbent Republican congressman William Vandever.<ref name=bio/> Benefiting from connections to Kirkwood in addition to railroad interests, he denied Vandever renomination and won the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=474731 IA - District 03 Race - Oct 14, 1862]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>
The Census of 1860 led to an increase in Iowa's congressional district seats from two to six. In the 1862 midterms, Allison ran for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the third district which included Dubuque, challenging incumbent Republican congressman William Vandever.<ref name=bio/> Benefiting from connections to Kirkwood in addition to railroad interests, he denied Vandever renomination and won the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=474731 IA - District 03 Race - Oct 14, 1862]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>
In the House, Allison sided with the powerful [[Radical Republican]] wing of the party which frequently opposed President Lincoln's policies as being too moderate,<ref name=bio/> instead favoring a harsher treatment of the [[Confederacy]]. After being re-elected in 1864,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=474732 IA - District 03 Race - Nov 08, 1864]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> he was a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, in addition to emerging as a leading expert on protective tariffs and railroads.<ref name=bio/>
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