Alek Skarlatos
Alek Skarlatos (Republican Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Skarlatos (Republican Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Alek Skarlatos served in the Oregon Army National Guard from 2012 to 2017. In August 2015, Skarlatos and four others stopped a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train traveling from Amsterdam. His heroism earned him multiple honors, including the U.S. Army's Soldier's Medal and France’s Legion of Honor.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Alek Skarlatos defeated Richard Chasm in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alek Skarlatos (R) | 70.2 | 27,636 |
| Richard Chasm (D) | 29.6 | 11,671 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 70 | ||
| Total votes: 39,377 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Richard Chasm advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Chasm | 98.4 | 3,083 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 3,133 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Alek Skarlatos advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alek Skarlatos | 99.3 | 8,838 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 8,896 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Skarlatos signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Oregon's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 4
Val Hoyle defeated Alek Skarlatos, Levi Leatherberry, Jim Howard, and Michael Beilstein in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Val Hoyle (D / Working Families Party) | 50.5 | 171,372 |
| Alek Skarlatos (R) | 43.1 | 146,055 | |
 | Levi Leatherberry (Independent Party / L) | 2.7 | 9,052 | |
| Jim Howard (Constitution Party) | 1.8 | 6,075 | ||
 | Michael Beilstein (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party) | 1.8 | 6,033 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 490 | ||
| Total votes: 339,077 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Val Hoyle | 63.5 | 56,153 |
 | Doyle Canning | 16.1 | 14,245 | |
 | Sami Al-Abdrabbuh | 6.9 | 6,080 | |
 | John Selker | 5.4 | 4,738 | |
 | Andrew Kalloch | 4.9 | 4,322 | |
| G. Tommy Smith | 1.4 | 1,278 | ||
| Jake Matthews | 0.7 | 607 | ||
 | Steve William Laible | 0.3 | 292 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 663 | ||
| Total votes: 88,378 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Mulholland (D)
- Joshua Welch (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4
Alek Skarlatos advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alek Skarlatos | 98.3 | 58,655 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 1,021 | ||
| Total votes: 59,676 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Garrett Hoppe (R)
- Jeremy Van Tress (R)
2020
See also: Oregon's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Oregon's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)
Oregon's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 4
Incumbent Peter DeFazio defeated Alek Skarlatos and Daniel Hoffay in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter DeFazio (D / Working Families Party / Independent) | 51.5 | 240,950 |
| Alek Skarlatos (R) | 46.2 | 216,081 | |
 | Daniel Hoffay (Pacific Green Party) | 2.2 | 10,118 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 556 | ||
| Total votes: 467,705 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4
Incumbent Peter DeFazio defeated Doyle Canning in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter DeFazio | 83.7 | 96,077 |
| Doyle Canning | 15.4 | 17,701 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 974 | ||
| Total votes: 114,752 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cassidy Clausen (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4
Alek Skarlatos defeated Nelson Ijih in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alek Skarlatos | 86.4 | 70,599 |
| Nelson Ijih | 12.6 | 10,325 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 780 | ||
| Total votes: 81,704 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Art Robinson (R)
- Jo Rae Perkins (R)
Pacific Green Party convention
Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 4
Daniel Hoffay advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on June 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Hoffay (Pacific Green Party) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Alek Skarlatos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Alek Skarlatos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Christine Goodwin (R) |
Oregon House of Representatives District 4 2025-Present |
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