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|term_end=July 11, 2021
|term_end=July 11, 2021
|preceded=[[James Dickey]]
|preceded=[[James Dickey]]
|succeeded=Pending
|succeeded=former state Representative Matt Rinaldi
|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
A [[Tea Party]] favorite, West announced on July 4, 2021 his candidacy for [[Texas]] governor in the 2022 midterms elections to challenge incumbent [[establishment]] Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>Oshin, Olafimihan (July 4, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/561536-allen-west-announces-gop-primary-challenge-to-abbott-in-texas Allen West announces GOP primary challenge to Abbott in Texas]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> Central to West's campaign is his [[conservative]] opposition to the [[Green New Deal]]. It was only after West released a video on May 23, 2021, for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to complete the border wall that Abbott then moved on the issue.<ref>https://noqreport.com/2021/06/11/allen-west-called-on-texas-to-secure-its-border-build-the-wall-greg-abbott-finally-agrees/</ref>
A [[Tea Party]] favorite, West announced on July 4, 2021 his candidacy for [[Texas]] governor in the 2022 midterms elections to challenge incumbent [[establishment]] Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>Oshin, Olafimihan (July 4, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/561536-allen-west-announces-gop-primary-challenge-to-abbott-in-texas Allen West announces GOP primary challenge to Abbott in Texas]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> Central to West's campaign is his [[conservative]] opposition to the [[Green New Deal]]. It was only after West released a video on May 23, 2021, for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to complete the border wall that Abbott then moved on the issue.<ref>https://noqreport.com/2021/06/11/allen-west-called-on-texas-to-secure-its-border-build-the-wall-greg-abbott-finally-agrees/</ref>
==Military service==
==Military service==
His military career includes serving in several combat zones: [[Operation Desert Storm]], [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] (in which he was battalion commander for the Army's 4th Infantry Division), and [[Afghanistan]], where he trained Afghan officers.
His military career includes serving in several combat zones: [[Operation Desert Storm]], [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] (in which he was battalion commander for the Army's 4th Infantry Division), and [[Afghanistan]], where he trained Afghan officers.