Chris Deluzio

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 17th district

Representative
Pennsylvania, district 17
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 17
January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027

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July 13, 1984 (40 years old)

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American attorney, politician, and former U.S. Navy officer
Serving as a U.S. representative since 2023
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 2006
Received a juris doctor degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2013
Served as a naval officer and deployed to Iraq with an Army civil affairs unit from 2006 to 2012
Worked as a litigation associate at a law firm in New York City
Joined the Brennan Center of Justice focusing on voting rights and election security
Named a legal and policy scholar at the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
Ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 and won with 53.4% of the vote
Supports the PRO Act, Medicare for All, and criticized the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
Introduced legislation to tighten rail safety requirements and co-introduced the bipartisan Railway Safety Act
Voted against a ban on cluster munitions to Ukraine and against prohibiting the use of funds to delist the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization
Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 attack
Deputy whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and member of several other caucuses including the For Country Caucus and the Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus
Serves on the Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services
Married to Alexandra Zoë Bunnell since 2015, whom he met while attending law school