Alek Skarlatos

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Aleksander Reed Skarlatos (; born October 10, 1992) is an American politician and former Oregon Army National Guard soldier. He is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing Oregon's 4th House district, and since October 1, 2025, has served as deputy minority leader of the House. Prior to being elected, he came to prominence for his actions during the 2015 Thalys train attack. Skarlatos ran for political office four times. Having previously ran for Douglas County commissioner in 2018, he was the Republican nominee for Oregon's 4th congressional district in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio. He again ran to represent Oregon in the 4th congressional district in the 2022 House elections, but was defeated by Democratic state labor commissioner Val Hoyle. Skarlatos ran again to represent Oregon's 4th House district in the 2024 Oregon House of Representatives election and won the November general election...

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