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Allen West, the former Florida congressman who ran unsuccessfully for Texas governor in 2022, is mounting a campaign for chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party.
West, who once led the Texas GOP, filed his candidacy Thursday for the March 5 election. He’s challenging incumbent Jennifer Stoddard-Hajdu. West did not return messages seeking comment on his candidacy.
On Thursday, he was immediately backed by Republican Lauren Davis, who was set to run against Stoddard-Hajdu before dropping out of the contest to deal with family concerns.
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Stoddard-Hajdu on Thursday said she was looking forward to campaigning on her record, which she says includes financially stabilizing the party.
“We’ve built a lot in the last few years,” she said. “I’m not quite sure why Mr. West wants to run. I reached out to him, trying to engage the conversation to find out what the concerns were, but he wouldn’t even talk to me.”
Stoddard-Hajdu said West didn’t do a good job as chairman of the state party, contending he left the party “completely divided.”
“His track record is kind of sketchy with regard to building organizations,” she said.
Leading the local GOP is a challenging job.
Dallas County Republicans are trying to be more competitive against Democrats, who control nearly every aspect of county politics. Democrats control countywide politics, the entire Commissioners Court and all but two county seats in the Texas Legislature.