Allen West (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Allen West (politician)

American politician; retired United States Army officer

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1961

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession: teacher, military personnel, politician, military advisor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Allen West (politician)

  • Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is an American political commentator, retired U.S.
  • Army lieutenant colonel, author, and former member of the U.S.
  • House of Representatives.
  • A member of the Republican Party, West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the House from 2011 to 2013. West was deployed to Kuwait in 1991 and Iraq in 2003.
  • In 2003, West was charged in an incident that involved the beating and simulated execution of an Iraqi policeman.
  • After an Article 32 hearing was held, West accepted non-judicial punishment, was fined $5,000, and allowed to retire as a lieutenant colonel.After leaving the military, West moved to Florida, where he taught at a high school for a year and worked for a defense contractor, part of this time spent in Afghanistan as a civilian adviser to the Afghan National Army.
  • West entered politics in 2008 as the Republican nominee for Florida's 22nd congressional district in 2008, losing to Democratic incumbent Ron Klein.
  • In a re-match in 2010, he won the seat, coinciding with significant Republican gains in the 2010 midterm elections. West took office in January 2011 as the first African-American Republican member of Congress from Florida since Josiah T.
  • Walls left office in 1876 near the end of Reconstruction.
  • In Congress, West was a high-profile member of the Tea Party Caucus and the Tea Party movement.Redistricting due to the 2010 census resulted in West switching to Florida's 18th congressional district for the 2012 House elections.
  • He lost to Democratic nominee Patrick Murphy in what was the most expensive congressional race in U.S.
  • history at the time.In July 2019, West announced he would be running for the chairmanship of the Republican Party of Texas in 2020.
  • He will be facing the incumbent chairman, James Dickey.He is a contributor for Fox News.

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