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[[Texas]] Republican Party
[[Texas]] Republican Party
|term_start=July 20, 2020
|term_start=July 20, 2020
|term_end=July 2021
|preceded=[[James Dickey]]
|preceded=[[James Dickey]]
|succeeded=
|office2=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Florida]]'s<br>22nd Congressional District
|office2=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Florida]]'s<br>22nd Congressional District
|term_start2=January 3, 2011
|term_start2=January 3, 2011
}}
}}
'''Allen Bernard West''' (born February 7, 1961 in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]) is the current State Chairman of the Texas [[Republican Party]]<ref>Manjarres, Javier. [https://texaspolitics.com/2020/07/20/allen-west-wins-texas-gop-chairmanship/ Allen West wins Texas GOP Chairmanship], ''Texas Politics'', July 20, 2020. </ref><ref>Waltens, Brandon. [https://texasscorecard.com/state/allen-west-declares-victory-in-race-to-lead-texas-gop/ Allen West Declares Victory in Race to Lead Texas GOP], ''Texas Scorecard'', July 20, 2020.</ref> and former [[United States Representative]] for [[Florida]]'s 22nd congressional district. He previously has served in the [[United States Army]] as a Lieutenant Colonel. West received his bachelor's degree from the [[University of Tennessee]] and his master's degree from [[Kansas State University]], both in political science. He also holds a Master's of Military Arts and Sciences from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer College in political theory and military operations. In addition, West taught a year of high school in Broward County, Florida. He had the support of the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]] and the [[Tea Party Movement]]. Critics of the Tea Party occasionally slander it by claiming it's inherently racist, yet most likely haven't heard of West, and other conservative African-American members.
'''Allen Bernard West''' (born February 7, 1961 in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]) is the current but outgoing state chairman of the Texas [[Republican Party]]<ref>Manjarres, Javier. [https://texaspolitics.com/2020/07/20/allen-west-wins-texas-gop-chairmanship/ Allen West wins Texas GOP Chairmanship], ''Texas Politics'', July 20, 2020. </ref><ref>Waltens, Brandon. [https://texasscorecard.com/state/allen-west-declares-victory-in-race-to-lead-texas-gop/ Allen West Declares Victory in Race to Lead Texas GOP], ''Texas Scorecard'', July 20, 2020.</ref> and former [[United States Representative]] for [[Florida]]'s 22nd congressional district. He previously has served in the [[United States Army]] as a Lieutenant Colonel. West received his bachelor's degree from the [[University of Tennessee]] and his master's degree from [[Kansas State University]], both in political science. He also holds a Master's of Military Arts and Sciences from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer College in political theory and military operations. In addition, West taught a year of high school in Broward County, Florida. He had the support of the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]] and the [[Tea Party Movement]]. Critics of the Tea Party occasionally slander it by claiming it's inherently racist, yet most likely haven't heard of West, and other conservative African-American members.
==Military service==
==Military service==
He is married to Angela West, and the couple has two children.
He is married to Angela West, and the couple has two children.
After only a year as state chairman, West suddenly resigned. Some have speculated that he may challenge Governor [[Greg Abbott]] in the primary scheduled for March 1, 2022. Abbott, however, has agreed to spend state funds to complete gaps in the border wall, as West has called upon him to do.
==Quotes==
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