Alek Skarlatos

Former National Guardsman and author

Alek Skarlatos is a 28-year-old former soldier and politician who gained international recognition for helping stop a terrorist attack in Paris. He went on to play himself in a Clint Eastwood-directed film about the event. Skarlatos is a Republican candidate who ran for Congress in 2020, coming closer to beating longtime Congressman Peter DeFazio than anyone else has in the last three decades. He is active on social...