Lieutenant Colonel Allen West: April 26th, 2010 Republican Congressional Candidate Allen West (FL-22) Leads Incumbent in Initial Survey

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April 26th, 2010 Republican Congressional Candidate Allen West (FL-22) Leads Incumbent in Initial Survey

PRESS RELEASE April 26th, 2010

Republican Congressional Candidate Allen West (FL-22) Leads Incumbent in Initial Survey

(Deerfield Beach, FL) Republican 22nd Congressional Candidate Allen West leads the incumbent Congressman 44% - 42% in a survey conducted by Wilson Research Strategies on April 18-19, 2010. "This poll confirms what I have been seeing in person - my campaign has made significant inroads on the ground here in the 22nd Congressional District," said Allen West. "I will continue to hit the pavement, speak to South Floridians, and actually listen to what people are saying - something my opponent has avoided at all costs." West adds, "Although the results from this survey are promising, we are not complacent, realizing that the numbers on Election Day are the most important. The West Congressional campaign will press forward as if this were 2008, when the polls at this time showed Klein 49%, West 22%. We are focused and determined to unleash the most powerful Congressional ground game that South Florida will ever see to achieve victory in November." West is now known by nearly 50% of the Congressional district and has a favorable to unfavorable ratio of 3-1 (23%-8%). Klein's is viewed unfavorably by nearly one-third of the district (31%) and trails West even though over 90% of the voters have heard of Klein. "This survey shows that how out of touch the politics practiced and preached by Ron Klein in Washington have become with the citizens of Florida's 22nd Congressional District," said Josh Grodin, Campaign Manager for Allen West for Congress. "He is clearly in trouble, so I'd be expecting desperation to become an overall theme of his campaign." For more information or to schedule interviews with Allen West, please contact Valentina Weis at (561) 603-8188 or ValentinaLWeis@gmail.com. A memorandum from Wilson Research Strategies containing details of the survey will follow this release and is attached via link, click here.

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About Allen West

Running for congress for the 22nd District of Florida.

Lieutenant Colonel Allen West (US Army, Retired) was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and is third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. His parents instilled in him a very basic principle, love of God and Country. In 2004, when it was time to retire from more than twenty years of service in the US Army, he brought his wife and two young daughters to Broward County, Florida, where he taught high school for one year. He then returned to Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan army, an assignment he finished in November 2007.

Allen West received his Bachelors degree from University of Tennessee and Masters degree from Kansas State University, both in political science. He also holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army Command and General Staff Officer College in political theory and military operations.

“Education is the great equalizer,” he says. “With a good education, any child in America can live his dream.”

Allen West knows that for our children to live their dreams, they need to be safe. He has served in several combat zones: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was battalion commander for the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, and in Afghanistan, where he trained Afghan officers to take on the responsibility of securing their own country.

In his Army career, Col. West has been honored many times, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals (one with Valor), and a Valorous Unit Award. He received his valor award as a Captain in Desert Shield/Storm, was the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year in 1993, and was a Distinguished Honor Graduate III Corps Assault School. He proudly wears the Army Master parachutist badge, Air Assault badge, Navy/Marine Corps parachutist insignia, Italian parachutist wings, and German proficiency badge (Bronze award).

Allen is an avid distance runner, a PADI Master certified SCUBA diver, motorcyclist, and attends Community Christian Church in Tamarac Florida.

Excellence is a West family tradition. His wife, Angela, holds an MBA and PhD. and works as a financial planner. His oldest daughter, Aubrey, attends Archbishop McCarthy HS and his youngest daughter, Austen, attends Cooper City Christian Academy.