Allen was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2013. A first time candidate, she defeated Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne 35% to 34% in a special election to fill the
12th Essex District seat that had been vacant since the death of
Joyce Spiliotis the previous November. She was reelected in 2014 and remained in the House until September 28, 2015, when she resigned to focus on her nursing career. ==2022 campaign for Lieutenant Governor ==