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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.

Military Service is a Privilege, not a Constitutional Right

A D.C. Circuit panel just ruled that the transgender military ban likely violates equal protection. Allen West argues they have it exactly backward: serving in uniform was never a constitutional right. It's a privilege, and military readiness, not ideology, decides who earns it.

By |2026-06-03T14:08:57+00:00June 3, 2026|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|

Everything Ain’t Racism

The party that opposed the 15th and 19th Amendments, created the KKK, and built poll taxes is the same one screaming "racism" today. Allen West unpacks the hypocrisy and explains why the Supreme Court's Callais decision is putting an entire grievance industry on notice.

By |2026-05-14T14:06:50+00:00May 14, 2026|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|

The Ties that Bond Marxists and Islamists

Mayor Mamdani vows to swap rugged individualism for collectivism. The Hamas charter calls for Israel's destruction and Jews worldwide. Allen West argues the tie that binds Marxists and Islamists is a shared war on Western civilization, and America is the front line.

By |2026-05-13T13:11:57+00:00May 13, 2026|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary|

The Leftist Hypocrisy with the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais ended race-based congressional gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act, and the left is howling. The catch: the same party crying foul today is the one that made the VRA necessary in the first place.

By |2026-05-07T12:44:47+00:00May 7, 2026|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|

Why Are Democrats Aiding and Abetting Iran?

From John Kerry thanking Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for “taking care” of captured U.S. Sailors, to Armed Services Committee Democrats now branding the Iran campaign a “quagmire,” LTC Allen West argues the pattern is unmistakable: the Democrat party is aiding and abetting the world’s number one state sponsor of Islamic terrorism.

By |2026-05-05T13:43:49+00:00May 5, 2026|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary|
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