Floyd McLendon, a retired US Navy SEAL running for a House seat in Texas, was spotted at his campaign kickoff wearing the Navy's dress white uniform.

McLendon's choice of attire likely violates Navy regulations. Both the Navy and the Marine Corps prohibit wearing a uniform at political events, even for "retired members and members of reserve components."

McLendon's inaugural campaign event was held in the 30th Congressional District. He's running in the 32nd District.

Political strategists in Texas described the venue as highly unusual for a House candidate.

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A retired US Navy SEAL running for Congress wore a Navy dress white uniform at a recent campaign event, Business Insider has learned.

Floyd McLendon, a Republican House candidate in Texas, spoke to an audience at his campaign kickoff event in November wearing a Navy uniform adorned with numerous medals, including what appeared to be the SEAL Trident, the insignia reserved for members of the elite community like McLendon.

The inaugural event in Dallas was held in the 30th Congressional District, while McLendon is running in the 32nd District. Political strategists in Texas described the venue as highly unusual for a House candidate.

"I don't know if I can think of a time where somebody kicked off their campaign in some place that wasn't in their district. And then it would be really outrageous is when they didn't realize it was in their district," Matt Angle, a Democratic strategist with the Lone Star Project, told Business Insider. "They need to have a pretty darn good reason for kicking off their event in a district in another one they're running in."

US Navy Chief Petty Officer Floyd McLendon. Floyd McLendon for Congress

McLendon's choice of attire would appear to violate Navy regulations. Both the Navy and the Marine Corps prohibit wearing the uniform at political events, even for "retired members and members of reserve components."

McLendon's campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Images of McLendon's awards indicate he served at least 24 years in the Navy. His biography on his campaign website said he enlisted in the Navy as a radar and satellite communications specialist before attempting to join the SEALs.

McLendon failed his first attempt at the gueling, 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training course after an injury, according to his website. He returned three years later and graduated from the course, eventually deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan and earning the Trident pin.

After his naval service, McLendon worked as an aide to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He has since raised at least $150,000 for his campaign, far less than the Democratic incumbent and other Republicans running in the district.

McLendon said he is a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and has echoed his rhetoric in his "God-centered, conservative" campaign.

In a November statement, McLendon described himself as "the one candidate who will fight for the president's America First agenda, who is unmistakably conservative, and who is running a grassroots-fueled campaign to take this seat back from a Pelosi Democrat."

"The radical democrats are trying to impeach President Trump based off of second-hand information from an anonymous source," McLendon said in a Facebook post in October about the impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats. "My opponent, Colin Allred, has teamed up with Adam Schiff to try and further this charade."

The congressional seat is held by Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, a retired football player for the Tennessee Titans who was an official in the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration. Allred, a freshman Democrat, unseated Republican Rep. Pete Sessions last year in the competitive district.

The Republican primary is on March 3.