# Alek Skarlatos

Alek Skarlatos is a Republican member of the Oregon House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon House, district 4
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8a65569e-4ed6-4952-86b8-d499bcbf1cae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a65569e-4ed6-4952-86b8-d499bcbf1cae (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Skarlatos sits at +0.88 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

## What Skarlatos says (OR 2025–26 session)

34 classified statements: 34 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Skarlatos | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.9% | 133 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 9.3% | 232 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 11.8% | 31.9% | 684 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.9% | 1.4% | 133 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Labor and Employment 25% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Law 25% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.88 (standard error 0.01), from 5,365 donors and 243 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,009 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 97.7% (91.6%). 57 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wright, Nosse. Passed. · HB 4075 Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4075/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5701 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5701/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed. · SB 1502 Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1502/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5204 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5204/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5702 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5702/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 1601 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1601/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5203 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5203/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 5703 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5703/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. · SB 1525 Relating to organizations relevant to Oregon's coastal resources; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1525/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. · SB 1501 Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1501/

## Legislation (OR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 63. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 56 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4063: Relating to Kei trucks. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4063/
- SB 1577: Relating to the labeling of alternative protein food products. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1577/
- SB 1578: Relating to rural residential development. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1578/
- HB 4109: Relating to unemployment insurance benefits. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4109/
- HB 4110: Relating to ibogaine; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4110/
- HB 3985: Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3985/
- SCR 28: In memoriam: Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Mawhinney. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SCR28/
- HB 3920: Relating to waiver of tuition for certain qualified students; and prescribing an effective date. (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3920/
- SB 1183: Relating to firefighting services; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB1183/
- HJM 13: Urging the President and Congress to deploy National Guard troops overseas only if the deployment is expressly authorized by the United States Constitution. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HJM13/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $56.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 73% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/2090125542670602383
- 2026-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/2024943578175373454
- 2026-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/2024944103348469953
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/2002172405956161680
- 2025-11-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/1989069202452541927
- 2025-11-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/1989076398468989395
- 2025-11-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/1985516432441090098
- 2025-11-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/1984879692412043593
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/1973824410042970250
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/alekskarlatos/status/1973838549423452411

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/skarlatos
- Campaign site: https://www.alekfororegon.com/
- X: https://x.com/alekskarlatos
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572402230954
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlekForOregon/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alek.skarlatos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alekskarlatos/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a65569e-4ed6-4952-86b8-d499bcbf1cae