Republican Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Allen West Hospitalized With COVID-19

Former Rep. Allen West talks to the media after meeting with Vice President-elect Mike Pence at Trump Tower in New York City on Dec. 5, 2016. Kevin Hagen/Getty Images

Texas GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen West said he’s “doing great” after he was hospitalized with COVID-19 over the weekend.

“No complaints. I’m just relaxing,” West told The Associated Press, saying he was hospitalized in Plano, a Dallas suburb. The Republican former lawmaker said he is awaiting the results of a chest X-ray.