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Christopher Raphael Deluzio (born July 13, 1984) is an American attorney, politician and former U.S. Navy officer serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district since 2023. The district includes most of the northwestern suburbs of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Deluzio was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Thornburg, Pennsylvania. He attended Bishop Canevin High School and then the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2006. He later graduated magna cum laude and received his juris doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2013.
Early career
After graduating from the Naval Academy, Deluzio served as a naval officer from 2006 to 2012, where he served as a surface warfare officer and deployed to Iraq with an Army civil affairs unit. He later worked as a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City before joining the Brennan Center of Justice to work on voting rights and election security issues. Deluzio was then named a legal and policy scholar of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security.
U.S. House of Representatives
= Elections
=2022
Deluzio ran for the United States House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district to succeed Conor Lamb in the 2022 elections. He won the general election with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Jeremy Shaffer.
2024
See also: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Deluzio is currently running again for Representative in Congress against Republican Rob Mercuri in the 2024 election in a highly competitive district.
= Tenure
=Domestic issues
Deluzio supports the PRO Act, a federal bill expanding workers' rights to collectively bargain.
Deluzio favors Medicare for All and cosponsored the bill for it.
Deluzio criticized the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Deluzio introduced the first bill to tighten rail safety requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials after the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, with Congressman Ro Khanna, and introduced the House version of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act with Congressman Nick LaLota to toughen rules for freight rail.
Foreign affairs
In 2023, Deluzio voted against a ban on cluster munitions to Ukraine.
Deluzio voted against prohibiting the use of funds to delist the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist Organization.
Deluzio voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
= Caucus memberships
=Congressional Progressive Caucus (deputy whip)
For Country Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Labor Caucus
Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus
Pro-Choice Caucus
Congressional Equality Caucus
= Committee assignments
=Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee on Armed Services
Personal life
Deluzio is from Thornburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Vincent and Rita Deluzio. His father owns a healthcare management consulting firm. In 2015, he married Alexandra Zoë Bunnell, whom he met while attending law school at Georgetown. They currently live in Fox Chapel.
References
External links
Congressman Chris Deluzio official U.S. House website
Chris Deluzio for Congress campaign website
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Appearances on C-SPAN
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