Allen West announces formation of the non-profit Allen West Foundation

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  January 25th at 11:32 AM  | 

With details to be announced in the following days and weeks, former U.S. Representative Allen West (R-FL) announced Thursday the formation of the non-profit “Allen West Foundation.” West, who lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Patrick Murphy in November, transferred $250,000 in unspent money from his campaign account to the foundation.  The same amount was also transferred to American Legacy Guardians. In addition to the creation | Read More »

Allen West concedes Congressional race to Patrick Murphy

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  November 20th at 07:17 AM  | 

  Freshman Congressman and tea party favorite Allen West (R-Fla.) has conceded to political newcomer Patrick Murphy. According to POLITICO, West has acknowledged that he could not surmount his 1,904 vote deficit to automatically trigger a recount of all votes throughout parts of Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. At 0.58 percent, the difference was less than 250 votes. Conceding defeat, West told POLITICO | Read More »

Recount ordered in Allen West race against Patrick Murphy

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  November 17th at 06:40 AM  | 

The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board ordered late Friday the retabulation of all early votes in the highly contested congressional race between U.S. Representative Allen West (R-Fla.) and his Democratic opponent, Patrick Murphy. The board voted 2-1 in favor of recounting the votes. St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker indicated that the retabulation would begin at 9 o’clock Saturday morning.  A total of 33,379 ballots from all | Read More »

Allen West files amended lawsuit seeking recount in contested Florida race

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  November 14th at 05:06 AM  | 

In a press conference late Tuesday, St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker told reporters that her office had been working 12-14 hour days to correct errors in the race between freshman Congressman Allen West and newcomer Patrick Murphy. “I’m going to continue until every vote is counted accurately,” stated Walker. Walker’s message comes as Allen West and eight voters of St. Lucie County filed suit against her and the Canvassing Board seeking | Read More »

The Peach State: We want Congressman Allen West

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  November 13th at 04:58 PM  | 

From the Sunshine State to the Peach State, Congressman Allen West is in high demand. Even before U.S. Rep. Allen West has been officially counted out in the hotly contested race for Florida’s 18th Congressional District, Republican officials in Georgia have offered him an opportunity to return home. West is a native of Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the freshman Congressman would be welcome with open arms. “I would be | Read More »