Rep. Allen West (R-FL), the freshman Congressman and hero of the tea party, announced on Tuesday that he will seek re-election in a different district this year.
West will shift to Florida’s 18th district, which was freed up by Rep. Tom Rooney’s ® decision to run in the 17th district.
The 22nd district, where West won in 2010, was made far more favorable to Democrats under a new redistricting plan that was released last week.
