Allen West
Allen West announced in July 2021 that he is running for the Republican primary for Texas governor. He served for about a year as chairman of the Texas Republican Party, stepping down in June 2021. West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. Lieutenant Colonel West retired from the Army in 2004 after 22 years of service.
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"Since 2006 Texas has given $19B in taxpayer subsidies to wind energy companies. Over the past 2-3 years Texas has tripled our dependence on wind…
The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."
"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
"U.S. troops are getting only 4 hours of Ebola training before deployment to Liberia."
Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens."
"Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency."
"Black people kill more black people every six months than the KKK did in 86 years."
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
"This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."
"After Patrick Murphy’s charges were dropped, Murphy’s father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation."