Lieutenant Colonel Allen West is scheduled to speak to an expected sold-out crowd on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 6:00 p.m.
West, the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family had a distinguished 22- year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant 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.
In November of 2010, Allen 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 and was instrumental in passage of the 2011 and 2012 National Defense Authorization Acts.
“I believe it will be principled constitutional conservative policies, not politics, which secures a sound economic future for Americans – with growth, opportunity, and returning the promise of the American dream for this generation and those to come,” said West.
West is a NewsmaxTV Contributor, Senior Fellow of the Media Research Center, and author of 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 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, Lt. Col. West was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas by an overwhelming majority of State delegates and has hit the ground running with an active whistle-stop speaking tour across Texas.
West is a commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. West is a legacy life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, life member of the American Legion, life member of the Association of the United States Army, the Society of the First Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division. He is a Patriot Life Member (Benefactor) and Board of Directors member 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. He is on the Board of Advisors of Amegy Bank, Dallas Region. In 2016, West was appointed by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.
West is an avid distance runner, a Master SCUBA diver, a motorcyclist, and in his spare time he enjoys cheering his beloved Tennessee Volunteers. 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 software sales consultant.
The Hilton Garden Inn/Texarkana, Texas Convention Center is located at 2910 S. Cowhorn Creek Loop, Texarkana, Texas off I-30.
Tickets are $20 per person and will include dinner. To confirm reservations please email Cammie Moody: cmoody@crispfreeze.com or call (903) 293-6965. Payment by check or cash for tickets will be accepted at the door. Space is limited. Social distancing protocols will be observed.
