Allen West to Speak at CPAC

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West will be on the national stage in February when he will be a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington.

Sponsored by the American Conservative Union (ACU), which has former Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) chief Al Cardenas as the chairman, CPAC bills itself as Americas largest gathering of conservative activists and conservative leaders. While the event has been held in Washington for almost four decades, in recent months the ACU has reached out to conservatives at the state level. They held their first CPAC state event in Orlando back in September. The 2012 meeting of CPAC will be held from Thursday, Feb. 9, through Saturday, Feb. 11.

First elected to Congress in the 2010 election cycle, West is no stranger to CPAC. He attended CPAC in 2009 and spoke at both the 2010 and 2011 meetings.

Congressman Allen West is a true patriot and a great friend of the American Conservative Union, said Cardenas in a statement released on Friday. In his short time in Congress, Allen West has proved himself a principled, conservative leader, fighting for more freedom, at home and abroad, and working to limit the growth of government to ensure American families keep more of their hard-earned dollars.

The American Conservative Union looks forward to hosting CPAC next February as the premier venue to highlight conservative leaders, principles and policies in 2012, added Cardenas.