U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is backing Joe Biden for president, describing the Democratic front-runner as the best hope to unite a fractured nation.

“This is a moment in our country when divisions are growing,” Allred told The Dallas Morning News. “We need steady leadership, somebody who has a track record and can heal the country and bring us together.”

By adding Allred, Biden now has the support of every Democratic Congressional member from North Texas. Last year Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas and Marc Veasey of Fort Worth endorsed the former vice president.

Allred’s endorsement comes days before Biden campaigns in Dallas. His trip includes a Thursday fundraiser hosted by former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.

Biden is the front-runner nationally and in Texas. He said he hopes a victory in the Lone Star State in March will help catapult him to the Democratic nomination for president.

Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, throws a football at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Allred visited the base as part of a weeklong trip to visit soldiers in Kuwait and Afghanistan from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. (House Veterans Affairs Committee)

Allred didn’t officially back Biden until Julián Castro, the former San Antonio mayor, dropped out of the Democratic presidential contest. The congressman worked under Castro at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Dallas Democrat said Biden can help reshape Texas politics.

“Joe Biden can put Texas in play,” Allred said. “He can appeal to disaffected Republicans and independents.”