The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday.
Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.
The announcement was made during at appearance by West at Sojourn Church in Carrollton, where the former Florida congressman played a video launching his campaign.
“I’ve not been in elected political office for about a decade, but I can no longer sit on the sidelines and see what has happened in these United States of America and . the place that I call home, West said in the video, which was preceded by West reading aloud the Declaration of Independence to the churchgoers gathering on July Fourth.
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State GOP Chairman Allen West speaks at a Texas Republican Party rally on the east side of the Capitol grounds on Jan. 9. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Allen West announces he is running against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican primary was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans and engages with them about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
Allen West Announces Candidacy for Texas Governor
Allen West is going for the brass ring.
Just over a year from when he was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT), West used the Independence Day holiday to officially announce he is running for Governor in the 2022 Republican Primary.
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For many political observers across the state, like Chad Hasty, the announcement can be seen as anti-climatic once West made his intentions known to resign from his RPT chairmanship.
While the filing period for the 2022 Texas Primary Elections is months away, four candidates have already emerged for the Texas Governor s race in the 2022 Republican Primary: incumbent Governor Greg Abbott, former State Senator Don Huffines, Chad Prather, and Allen West.
Allen West announces he is running against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican primary
July 4, 2021
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Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.
The announcement was made during at appearance by West at Sojourn Church in Carrollton, where the former Florida congressman played a video launching his campaign.
“I’ve not been in elected political office for about a decade, but I can no longer sit on the sidelines and see what has happened in these United States of America and . the place that I call home, West said in the video, which was preceded by West reading aloud the Declaration of Independence to the churchgoers gathering on July Fourth.
The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday, the Texas Tribune reports. Author: PATRICK SVITEK Texas Tribune Published: 12:56 PM CDT July 4, 2021 Updated: 1:29 PM CDT July 4, 2021
TEXAS, USA Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday
he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.
The announcement was made during at appearance by West at Sojourn Church in Carrollton, where he played a video launching his campaign. I can no longer sit on the sidelines and see what has happened in these United States . and the place that I call home, West said in the video.
West s campaign launch comes about a month after he announced his resignation as state party chairman. The resignation is effective July 11, when the State Republican Executive Committee is set to meet to pick West s successor as chair.