Allen B. West (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Texas. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
West (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. He left office on January 3, 2013.
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West was the first Black Republican elected from Florida since Reconstruction.[1]
On June 4, 2021, West announced that he would be resigning his position as the chair of the Texas Republican Party, a position he had held since 2020.[2]