Alek Skarlatos
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane, Public domain
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Alek Skarlatos

Oregon State Representative, District 4 since 2024. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Oregon State Representative, District 4Born 1992Military personnel

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
1
16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
16.7%
Chamber median 9.4%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+89.4
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Economic Development, Small Business and Trade · vice chair
  • Emergency Management and Veterans
  • Rules

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4063 Relating to Kei trucks.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
SB 1578 Relating to rural residential development.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
HB 4110 Relating to ibogaine; prescribing an effective date.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
HB 4109 Relating to unemployment insurance benefits.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
SB 1577 Relating to the labeling of alternative protein food products.
Failed in committee Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Skarlatos sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Skarlatos is closer to the center than 8% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSkarlatosMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Virgle Osborne, Werner Reschke, Darin Harbick

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET

With Skarlatos’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills35%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Oregon House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Skarlatos’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillSkarlatosRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 3, 2026SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.Not votingNoYesPassed 35–12
Mar 3, 2026SB 1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.Not votingNoYesPassed 34–10
Feb 27, 2026HB 4124: Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.Not votingNoYesPassed 36–6
Feb 27, 2026HB 4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work.Not votingNoYesPassed 33–9
Feb 19, 2026HB 4128: Relating to sale of single-family residences.NoNoYesPassed 38–16

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Skarlatos was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Oregon House of Representatives, District 4WonR+89.4R+37.3+52.1
2024Oregon House of Representatives, District 4WonR+40.5R+37.3+3.2
2022U.S. House, OR-4LostD+7.5D+14.5+7.0
2020U.S. House, OR-4LostD+5.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$113.9K
Spent
$121.2K

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 5, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Alek for Oregon
State
Active

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 5, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET

Seats Skarlatos has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Skarlatos has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 4 polls; Skarlatos’s best result was 45% (Oregon's 4th District, 2022).

Skarlatos’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Skarlatos

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET