OREGON (CBS13) — Hometown hero Alek Skarlatos is one step closer to becoming a member of congress.
He beat out a computer engineer in Oregon’s primary election Tuesday night.
READ MORE: Trailblazer Flew Through Glass Ceilings As First Female African American Pilot To Fly U-2 AircraftThe 27-year-old Republican is best known for stopping a would-be terrorist on a Paris-bound train in 2015 with two of his friends from Sacramento, Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone.
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