[2] During the firefight, multiple members of his team were killed, including his battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Kim Orlando.

[4] When incumbent Doug Cox did not seek re-election due to being term-limited, West was one of three candidates to run in the Republican Party primary.

[5] West defeated Matt Nowlin in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 5 general election.

[4] West has criticized Barack Obama’s administration, quoting:[4] Oklahoma continues to have to deal with the damage left by the Obama administration and its liberal allies, In order to accomplish this, we need strong, principled leaders who will not back down in defense of our freedom.

[4] West opposes Common Core, while at the same time supporting increased pay for teachers, quoting:[4] I want to work to improve our schools in the Grand Lake area; to protect them from Common Core and also from excessive mandates handed down by the state Legislature, We have to pay our teachers more, but also become more efficient and require results in our student performance.

This is all best decided and managed at the state and local level.He was one of twenty early Oklahoma lawmakers who endorsed Ron DeSantis for the 2024 presidential election.