The Federal Elections Commission reported Friday that the Stronger PNW PAC for Alek Skarlatos and Tiffany Smiley will also aid Smiley, who is a Republican running against U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA.
The new political action committee lists the treasurer as Chris Marston, an Alexandria, Virginia attorney specializing in election law. Skarlatos’ initial report of the new PAC listed the treasurer as Lisa Lisker, a top GOP fundraiser based in Virginia who has created several PACs to aid candidates and already has ties to Smiley. Skarlatos later revised his filing to list Marston as the treasurer.
Any money from the new PAC will be in addition to the candidate’s main PAC. The Alek for Oregon PAC reported it raised $744,844 this year, through Sept. 30, while spending $532,973. The DeFazio for Congress PAC reported raising just over $1.2 million this year while spending $428,285. DeFazio also reported he will receive support from the Portland-based Progressive Americans for Democracy PAC.
The district lines will be different next year because of redistricting required to reflect the 2020 U.S. Census. Under the Democratic-drawn plan, the 4th district would add more Democratic-leaning areas.
Skarlatos, a Roseburg resident, received acclaim for being among a small group of men who stopped a 2015 attack by an Islamic State extremist aboard a Paris-bound train. He was a member of the Oregon National Guard at the time.
