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Title: Oregon: Paris Train Attack Hero Announces Run for Office
Post by: TomSea on May 17, 2018, 06:52:45 pm
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Paris Train Attack Hero Announces Run for Office
By Jason Devaney    |

A former member of the National Guard who helped stop a terror attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015 is now running for office.

Alek Skarlatos announced his candidacy for a Douglas County Commissioner seat in Oregon this week, according to The News-Review.

"I know how structure works, and I know how each person plays a part to make an organization function, and I know what causes organizations like that to break down, and I know what makes
 them successful," the 25-year-old said at the Douglas County Republican Party headquarters.

Read more at: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alek-skarlatos-gop-oregon-hero/2018/05/16/id/860835/?oRef=idealmedia (https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alek-skarlatos-gop-oregon-hero/2018/05/16/id/860835/?oRef=idealmedia)

Good, Republican in Oregon.