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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.

ACRU’s Allen West on America’s First Liberty and the Importance of Freedom of Religion

By |2023-03-06T11:56:13-05:00March 14th, 2022|

As I speak across the country, I am often asked, “How do we get our country back on track?” My response is simple, “As the longest running constitutional republic in the history of the world, we need to get back to our fundamental principles and values.” America was established, not upon the absurd cultural Marxist tomfoolery of 1619, but upon a belief that the unalienable rights of the individual are endowed to them from a Creator God.

Media Availability: A Black Man’s Defense of the Constitution

By |2023-03-06T11:58:58-05:00March 7th, 2022|

In rebuttal to a recent story by journalist Elie Mystal referring to the United States Constitution as “trash,” American Constitutional Rights Union Executive Director Lt. Col. Allen West writes, “the situation in America is no longer about political parties. It is now about two very different philosophies of governance, constitutional conservatism and progressive socialism...Marxism. The crux of the matter comes down to the relationship between the individual citizen and the institution of government.”

ACRU’s LTC Allen West: A Black Guy’s Defense of the Constitution

By |2023-03-06T11:58:58-05:00March 7th, 2022|

The situation in America is no longer about political parties. It is now about two very different philosophies of governance, constitutional conservatism and progressive socialism...Marxism. The crux of the matter comes down to the relationship between the individual citizen and the institution of government. Our founding documents, which Mystal believes are flawed because white men wrote them, establish the individual, their rights, freedoms, liberties, as sovereign over the institution of government. Mystal and his comrades do not believe that to be so.

Former Congressman Lt. Col. Allen West Joins American Constitutional Rights Union as Executive Director

By |2023-03-06T11:59:00-05:00March 4th, 2022|

The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) announced today that former Congressman Lt. Col. Allen West (ret.) has joined the organization as Executive Director. West was formerly the founding chairman of ACRU’s Committee to Support and Defend Project that amplifies the voices of veterans and mobilizes them to work in their communities to promote liberty.

LTC Allen West and hundreds of veterans release strong public letter warning of threats to constitutional values and freedom

By |2023-03-06T12:06:18-05:00June 21st, 2021|

Lt. Col Allen West (ret) and hundreds of retired military and veterans released a strong public letter today warning of specific threats to the Constitution and freedom. Over 800 signers to date have indicated the oath they took to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic has no expiration date.

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