Allen West is a former Republican U.S. Representative for Florida's 22nd Congressional District. West first took office in Congress in 2011 and left office in 2013.
Allen West: Voting Record & Political Positions
Allen West's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 11 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 324, 16 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Allen West Votes On
- Defense Spending
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How Allen West Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013” (2012-12-21) — Failed
- Nay on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
- Yea on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Nay on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
- Yea on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed