Party: RepublicanMilitary Experience: Served in the Army for 20+ yearsRank: Lieutenant Colonel (retired)Overseas experience: Served active-duty in Iraq (first and second Gulf wars), served as an advisor in Afghanistan after retirementPrevious offices: noneWebsite:www.allenwestforcongress.com
Opponent: Ron Klein (incumbent)Party: DemocraticMilitary background: NonePrevious offices: Two years in the U.S. House, 14 years in state legislatureWebsite:www.ronkleinforcongress.com
What local papers are saying:Klein gets cash from financial service firms(sun-sentinel.com)Race complicated for black republicans(South Florida Times)Latest poll numbersNo district polls conducted yetRace profile: Klein, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has advocated withdrawing troops from Iraq and won election in 2006 in large part because of his anti-war stance. West has promised to “Keep America on the offense against global terrorism and its state sponsors.”
Other Military Candidates:Mike Coffman (R)CO 6th
Allen West (R)FL 22nd
Jill Morgenthaler(D)IL 6thCharlie Summers (R)ME 1stNathan Bech (R)MA 1stSteve Sarvi (D)MN 2ndAshwin Madia (D)MN 3rdVince Micco (R)NJ 9thLee Zeldin (R)NY 1stKieran Michael Lalor (R)NY 19thWill Breazeale (R)NC 7thDuane Sand (R)ND at largeSteve Stivers (R)OH 15thJohn Boccieri (D)OH 16thRep. Patrick Murphy (D)PA 8thBill Russell (R)PA 22ndRob Miller (D)SC 2ndThomas Hermann (Prog)VTDuncan D. Hunter (R)CA 52ndMike Lumpkin (D)CA 52ndRick Noriega (D)TX (U.S. Senate)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)SC (U.S. Senate)
Courtesy of allenwestforcongress.comAllen West is running on the Republican ticket in Florida's 22nd District.
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