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About Allen West

Lt. Col. Allen West (ret.) is a constitutional conservative, combat veteran, and former member of the U.S. Congress. Lt. Col. West is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. During his 22-year career in the U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones and received many honors, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award. In 1993, he was named the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year. He is also a former commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. In November 2010, West was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida’s 22nd District. As a member of the 112th Congress, he sat on the Small Business and Armed Services Committees. West is the former Executive Director of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas, Texas, and a former Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative (BTWI) for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. In July of 2020, Mr. West was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas by an overwhelming majority of State delegates. Lt. Col. West is an avid distance runner, a Master SCUBA diver, and in his spare time, he enjoys cheering his beloved Tennessee Volunteers. He is a legacy life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a life member of the American Legion, a life member of the Association of the United States Army, the Society of the First Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division. He is Patriot Life Member (Benefactor) of the National Rifle Association and Life Member (Benefactor) of the Texas State Rifle Association. West is an inductee into the University of Tennessee Army ROTC Hall of Fame. Lt. Col. West is the author of three books: Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Family, Faith and Freedom; Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death; and We Can Overcome: An American Black Conservative Manifesto. He is married to Dr. Angela Graham-West, a financial adviser, and they have two daughters, Aubrey, a Board-certified Physician Assistant, and Austen, a nursing assistant. He is also the proud grandfather of grandson, Jaxton.

Behind Enemy Lines

Allen West files this Constitutional Brief from "behind enemy lines" in New England, where 250 years after the Revolution began, the "No Kings" crowd has embraced the very subjugation the Sons of Liberty died to throw off. From Massachusetts gun-control fights to Tim Kaine's claim that rights come from government, West argues the loyalists have won, and asks every American to read the Declaration aloud this July 4th.

By |2026-06-24T12:28:56-04:00June 24, 2026|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|

SSDD

Allen West argues today's Democratic Socialists are reading from the same Marxist script King George III would recognize, an intellectually bankrupt ideology that has failed everywhere it's been tried.

By |2026-06-23T15:20:49-04:00June 23, 2026|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary|

Where Eagles Dare

As the 2026 midterms approach, Allen West argues conservatives can't win by hiding in their echo chambers. The fight runs straight through hostile college campuses and Mamdani's New York, and the choice is stark: collectivist servitude or rugged individualism.

By |2026-05-19T09:17:35-04:00May 19, 2026|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary|
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