Allen B. West

A Representative from Florida. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. , February 7, 1961. Graduated from Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, Ga. , 1979. B. A. , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. , 1983. M. A. , Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans. , 1986. United States Army, 1982-2004. M. M. A. S. , U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Educator. Military adviser to the Afghan army. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Chair, Texas Republican Party, 2020-2021. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Texas in 2022.