23 Facts About Alek Skarlatos

Aleksander Reed Skarlatos is a Greek-American politician and former Oregon Army National Guard soldier.

Alek Skarlatos is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing Oregon's 4th House district.

Alek Skarlatos subsequently made media appearances, wrote an autobiography that was later turned into a biographical film, and thrice ran unsuccessfully for other political offices.

Alek Skarlatos competed on Dancing with the Stars with Lindsay Arnold as his partner.

Alek Skarlatos 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.

Alek Skarlatos ran again to represent Oregon's 4th House district in the 2024 Oregon House of Representatives election and won the November general election.

Alek Skarlatos was raised in Sacramento County, where he first met Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler while attending a parochial school in Fair Oaks.

Alek Skarlatos moved to Oregon and graduated from Roseburg High School and attended Umpqua Community College.

Alek Skarlatos completed a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan with the National Guard's 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team in 2015.

Alek Skarlatos carried magazines holding 270 rounds of ammunition for the assault rifle in a rucksack.

Moogalian, Stone, Sadler, and Alek Skarlatos were scheduled to testify, but Stone's testimony was delayed because he was hospitalized in France for undisclosed reasons.

Alek Skarlatos's accomplices were found guilty as well: Bilal Chatra was sentenced to 27 years in prison; Redouane El Amrani Ezzerrifi was sentenced to seven years, and Mohamed Bakkali was sentenced to 25 years.

Alek Skarlatos was a competitor in season 21 of Dancing with the Stars.

Alek Skarlatos said that he was inspired to participate on the show by Noah Galloway, a soldier who was on the previous season of the series.

Alek Skarlatos first ran for Douglas County Commissioner in his home state of Oregon in the 2018 midterm elections, but he lost to businessman Tom Kress.

Alek Skarlatos ran again for Congress in 2020 and 2022.

In 2019, Alek Skarlatos announced that he was running as a candidate in the 2020 elections to represent Oregon's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.

Alek Skarlatos outraised his opponent by about $500,000, mostly from individual donations, with DeFazio raising more PAC money.

In May 2021, Alek Skarlatos announced that he would run again for Oregon's 4th congressional district in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.

In September 2021, controversy arose after it was discovered that Alek Skarlatos used leftover campaign funds from his 2020 congressional bid to fund his nonprofit 15:17 Trust and then used those funds for his 2022 congressional bid; he was later cleared of violating campaign finance laws by the Federal Election Commission.

Alek Skarlatos ran in the 2024 Oregon House of Representatives election to represent Oregon's 4th House district.

Alek Skarlatos won the general election on November 5,2024, and assumed office on January 13,2025.

Alek Skarlatos was raised a Presbyterian, but is a member of a Lutheran church.