Chris Deluzio | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Conor Lamb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1984 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Zoë Bunnell (m. 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2006–2012 |
| Rank |  |
Christopher Raphael Deluzio (born July 13, 1984)[2] 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.
Deluzio was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Thornburg, Pennsylvania.[3][4] He attended Bishop Canevin High School and then the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2006.[1][5] He later graduated magna cum laude and received his juris doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2013.[citation needed]
After graduating from the Naval Academy, Deluzio deployed to Iraq as a naval officer from 2006 to 2012.[1] He later worked as a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City[1] before being named a legal and policy scholar of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security.[6]
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See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania § District 17 |
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.[7]
Deluzio is a labor advocate and supporter of the PRO Act, the federal bill expanding workers’ rights to organize a union and collectively bargain. He supports stronger anti-trust laws and enforcement to rein in corporate power and believes we should restore American supply chains and manufacturing.[8]
Deluzio advocates for expanding resources for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He's said that lack of funding and staffing shortages have plagued the department, slowing claims processing and creating headaches for those who rely on VA health care benefits.[9]
Deluzio criticized the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and has said, "women should have the freedom to make their own decisions about their families and their healthcare."[10]
Deluzio was a Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention. He has spoken in favor of Medicare for All.[13]
Deluzio is a strong supporter of labor unions. During his 2022 campaign for Congress, Austin Ahlman of The American Prospect wrote that Deluzio has an "ardent belief" in "the power of labor politics".[14]
Deluzio is from Thornburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Vincent and Rita Deluzio. His father owns a healthcare management consulting firm.[1] In 2015, he married Alexandra Zoë Bunnell, whom he met while attending law school at Georgetown.[15]
