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Skarlatos released a campaign ad on September 8, 2020 strongly criticizing Rep. DeFazio for being out-of-touch with Oregon's 4th congressional district;<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAVtk1BEB_4&feature=emb_logo Oregon is Burning]</ref> it quickly became popular, helping boost his candidacy.<ref>[https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/09/hero-veterans-oregon-is-burning-campaign-ad-sweeps-the-internet-for-originality-and-fire-970108 Hero veteran’s ‘Oregon is burning’ campaign ad sweeps the internet for originality and fire]</ref> He has previously accurately<ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/D000191-peter-a-defazio/compare-votes/O000172-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/116 Compare the voting records of Peter A. DeFazio and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2019-20.]</ref> noted that the incumbent [[progressive]] representative has voted with [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] 96% of the time.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/media/alek-skarlatos-hero-paris-train-running-congress-oregon Hero from Paris train attack running to unseat liberal Oregon Democrat: 'He votes with AOC 96 percent of the time']</ref> In an interview with [[Breitbart]], Skarlatos pointed out the lack of accomplishments made by DeFazio while the district has suffered economically with the latter being in office.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/09/watch-alek-skarlatos-hero-who-thwarted-terrorist-train-attack-takes-his-democrat-opponent-key-or-district/ Watch: Alek Skarlatos, Hero Who Thwarted Terrorist Train Attack, Takes on His Democrat Opponent in Key Oregon District]</ref>

Skarlatos released a campaign ad on September 8, 2020 strongly criticizing Rep. DeFazio for being out-of-touch with Oregon's 4th congressional district;<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAVtk1BEB_4&feature=emb_logo Oregon is Burning]</ref> it quickly became popular, helping boost his candidacy.<ref>[https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/09/hero-veterans-oregon-is-burning-campaign-ad-sweeps-the-internet-for-originality-and-fire-970108 Hero veteran’s ‘Oregon is burning’ campaign ad sweeps the internet for originality and fire]</ref> He has previously accurately<ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/D000191-peter-a-defazio/compare-votes/O000172-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/116 Compare the voting records of Peter A. DeFazio and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2019-20.]</ref> noted that the incumbent [[progressive]] representative has voted with [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] 96% of the time.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/media/alek-skarlatos-hero-paris-train-running-congress-oregon Hero from Paris train attack running to unseat liberal Oregon Democrat: 'He votes with AOC 96 percent of the time']</ref> In an interview with [[Breitbart]], Skarlatos pointed out the lack of accomplishments made by DeFazio while the district has suffered economically with the latter being in office.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/09/watch-alek-skarlatos-hero-who-thwarted-terrorist-train-attack-takes-his-democrat-opponent-key-or-district/ Watch: Alek Skarlatos, Hero Who Thwarted Terrorist Train Attack, Takes on His Democrat Opponent in Key Oregon District]</ref>

While "experts" consider the race to lean in DeFazio's favor,<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/oregon-4th-district-house-election-peter-defazio-alek-skarlatos-2020?op=1 17-term incumbent Rep. Peter DeFazio fights to retain his seat against Republican Alek Skarlatos]</ref> some noted that the race have tightened.<ref>[https://www.opb.org/news/article/alek-skarlatos-peter-defazio-fundraising/ Skarlatos' fundraising surge may signal tough race for Oregon's DeFazio]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/16/defazio-house-transportation-race-tightens-429599 Dem chairman's race tightens as GOP 'hero' pulls in millions]</ref> The race notably has drawn strong national attention.<ref name="Oregon’s 4th Congressional District draws national attention"/> While [[Donald Trump]] lost the district in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]], [[Hillary Clinton]] only carried it by 0.1% of the votes cast,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/introducing-2017-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index The 2016 Presidential Election by Congressional District]</ref> likely signally a possible upset in the 2020 elections.

While "experts" considered the race to lean in DeFazio's favor,<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/oregon-4th-district-house-election-peter-defazio-alek-skarlatos-2020?op=1 17-term incumbent Rep. Peter DeFazio fights to retain his seat against Republican Alek Skarlatos]</ref> some noted that the race tightened.<ref>[https://www.opb.org/news/article/alek-skarlatos-peter-defazio-fundraising/ Skarlatos' fundraising surge may signal tough race for Oregon's DeFazio]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/16/defazio-house-transportation-race-tightens-429599 Dem chairman's race tightens as GOP 'hero' pulls in millions]</ref> The election notably has drawn strong national attention.<ref name="Oregon’s 4th Congressional District draws national attention"/> While [[Donald Trump]] lost the district in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]], [[Hillary Clinton]] only carried it by 0.1% of the votes cast,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/introducing-2017-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index The 2016 Presidential Election by Congressional District]</ref> signally a possible upset in the 2020 elections.

Skarlatos wrote an op-ed in mid-October 2020 on ''The Register-Guard'' on "standing up to the D.C. machine".<ref>[https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2020/10/17/alek-skarlatos-standing-up-d-c-machine-congress-4th-congressional-district-oregon/3667975001/ Alek Skarlatos, running for U.S. House: Standing up to the D.C. machine]</ref>

Skarlatos wrote an op-ed in mid-October 2020 on ''The Register-Guard'' on "standing up to the D.C. machine".<ref>[https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2020/10/17/alek-skarlatos-standing-up-d-c-machine-congress-4th-congressional-district-oregon/3667975001/ Alek Skarlatos, running for U.S. House: Standing up to the D.C. machine]</ref>