Chris Deluzio

Deluzio, who is of Italian heritage,https://x.com/RepDeluzio/status/1871645197484065135 was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Thornburg.{{Cite web |title=Chris Deluzio |url=https://votevets.org/candidates/chris-deluzio |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=VoteVets |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Perrine |first=Shannon |title=Commitment 2022: Chris Deluzio, candidate for PA-17 US House seat |date=2022-10-21 |url=https://www.wtae.com/article/chris-deluzio-district-17-candidate-profile/41727626 |language=en |access-date=2022-11-10}} He attended Bishop Canevin High School, where he played baseball.{{Cite web |last=Mellon |first=Steve |date=2023-06-16 |title=We missed the Congressional Baseball Game so we grabbed a beer and watched a video |url=https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/06/16/we-missed-the-congressional-baseball-game-so-we-grabbed-a-beer-and-watched-a-video/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Pittsburgh Union Progress |language=en-US}} After graduation, he was admitted to the United States Naval Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2006.{{Cite news |date=May 18, 2015 |title=Alexandra Zoë Bunnell Weds Christopher Raphael Deluzio |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |page=D5 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/pittsburgh-post-gazette/20150518/282312498652341 |via=PressReader}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wtae.com/article/chris-deluzio-district-17-candidate-profile/41727626|title=Commitment 2022: Chris Deluzio, candidate for PA-17 US House seat|first=Shannon|last=Perrine|date=October 21, 2022|publisher=WTAE}} Following his naval service, he attended Georgetown University Law Center, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor in 2013.

After graduating from the Naval Academy, Deluzio served as a naval officer from 2006 to 2012, where he was 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2022-05-17/chris-deluzio-will-face-jeremy-shaffer-to-replace-conor-lamb-in-the-17th-congressional-district |title=Chris Deluzio will face Jeremy Shaffer to replace Conor Lamb in the 17th Congressional District |date=18 May 2022 }} Deluzio was then named a legal and policy scholar of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyber.pitt.edu/news/pitt-cyber-announces-legal-and-policy-scholar-christopher-r-deluzio|title=Pitt Cyber Announces Legal and Policy Scholar Christopher R. Deluzio|date=July 2, 2018|website=www.cyber.pitt.edu}}

{{See also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 17|label 1=2022 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election}}

Deluzio ran for the United States House of Representatives in {{ushr|PA|17}} to succeed Conor Lamb in the 2022 elections. He won the general election, defeating Republican nominee Jeremy Shaffer 53% to 47%.{{cite news |title=Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-pennsylvania-us-house-district-17.html |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=8 November 2022}}

{{See also|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 17|label 1=2024 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election}}

Deluzio defeated Republican nominee Rob Mercuri in the 2024 election 54% to 46%.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Voter guide to Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election: Deluzio v. Mercuri |url=https://www.wesa.fm/wesa-voter-guide/2024-election/pa-us-congress-17th-district-deluzio-mercuri |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=90.5 WESA |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Babetski |first1=Adam |title=Rep. Chris Deluzio defeats Republican challenger Rob Mercuri to win PA-17 congressional race |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/election-2024/2024/11/06/deluzio-mercuri-election-pa-17/stories/202411050122 |access-date=27 November 2024 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=November 5, 2024 |language=en}}

File:Chris_Deluzio_Swearing_into_118th_Congress.jpg on his swearing in day to the 118th Congress, 2023]]

Deluzio was sworn into Congress on January 7, 2023, and appointed to the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees for the 118th congressional session.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-22 |title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/D000530 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328215143/https://clerk.house.gov/members/D000530 |archive-date=2023-03-28 |access-date=2025-03-08 }} In February, following the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, near his district, he partnered with Rep. Ro Khanna to introduce a bill tightening rail safety requirements for transporting hazardous materials.{{cite magazine |last=Thakker |first=Prem |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Progressive Democrats Introduce First Bill to Tighten Rail Safety Regulations Since Ohio Disaster |url=https://newrepublic.com/post/170820/khanna-deluzio-bill-tighten-rail-safety-regulations-ohio-disaster |access-date=August 16, 2023 |magazine=The New Republic}} The following month, he introduced the House version of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act with Rep. Nick LaLota to strengthen regulations for freight rail.{{cite web |last=Lyons |first=Kim |date=March 22, 2023 |title=Pa.'s Deluzio teams with N.Y. lawmaker on railroad safety bill |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/pa-s-deluzio-teams-with-n-y-lawmaker-on-railroad-safety-bill/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star}} In May, he introduced the Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn and Deliver (BUILD) for Veterans Act to improve VA infrastructure and address unused buildings with long-term budget requirements.{{Cite news |last=Renno |first=Danirae |date=May 23, 2023 |title=Pa. Rep. Deluzio makes moves to help veterans with bill, new advisory council |url=https://penncapital-star.com/briefs/pa-rep-deluzio-makes-moves-to-help-veterans-with-bill-new-advisory-council/ |work=The Pennsylvania Capital-Star}}

In 2024, Deluzio co-sponsored the Shrinkflation Prevention Act with Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez to prevent corporations from reducing product sizes without lowering prices.{{Cite web |title=Two lawmakers want to crack down on 'shrinkflation' — the 'deceptive' practice that has frustrated consumers |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-lawmakers-want-crack-down-120100121.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEveiw3XytSn2AlHMvPbyX6l3u8YiglutbvIY0fkwykacOrTYT6wCpNXN-GdnZnhLYRavXFtUw2FOjg3X-5dprTK9HM0DOIoBdAaSyclrtfWJhHr2NRcgHRrQy_n2KXSGXoaxMPnSeREBE3NsrLj4wGQlv-V9lE5wYptru4i4wX6 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241210105742/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-lawmakers-want-crack-down-120100121.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEveiw3XytSn2AlHMvPbyX6l3u8YiglutbvIY0fkwykacOrTYT6wCpNXN-GdnZnhLYRavXFtUw2FOjg3X-5dprTK9HM0DOIoBdAaSyclrtfWJhHr2NRcgHRrQy_n2KXSGXoaxMPnSeREBE3NsrLj4wGQlv-V9lE5wYptru4i4wX6 |archive-date=2024-12-10 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=finance.yahoo.com |language=en-US}} In May, he worked to ensure union labor agreements were implemented for the restoration of the Montgomery Lock and Dam, a project funded by Biden’s infrastructure bill, which was expected to create 28,000 construction jobs.{{Cite web |last=Progress |first=Pittsburgh Union |date=2024-05-05 |title=Dam restoration jobs will be union gigs, Deluzio says |url=https://www.unionprogress.com/2024/05/05/dam-restoration-jobs-will-be-union-gigs-deluzio-says/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Pittsburgh Union Progress |language=en-US}} The next month, he was appointed to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure following the death of Rep. Donald Payne, because of his leadership on rail safety.{{Cite web |last=Blazina |first=Ed |date=2024-06-05 |title=Deluzio appointed to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |url=https://www.unionprogress.com/2024/06/05/deluzio-appointed-to-house-committee-on-transportation-and-infrastructure/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Pittsburgh Union Progress |language=en-US}} In July, he joined House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at the Pittsburgh International Airport to highlight the impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law on its $1.5 billion modernization project.{{Cite web |last=Mellon |first=Steve |date=2024-07-02 |title=Deluzio and Jeffries spotlight Biden infrastructure law results at Pittsburgh airport • Pennsylvania Capital-Star |url=https://penncapital-star.com/transportation-infrastructure/deluzio-and-jeffries-spotlight-biden-infrastructure-law-results-at-pittsburgh-airport/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |language=en-US}}

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Deluzio's committee assignments for the 119th Congress include:{{Cite web |title=Christopher R. Deluzio (Pennsylvania (PA)), 119th Congress Profile |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/D000530 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}

• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Subcommittee on Aviation
• Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials (vice ranking member){{Cite web |title=Rep. Chris Deluzio - D Pennsylvania, 17th, In Office - Biography {{!}} LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/410426/Christopher_Raphael_Deluzio.html |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=www.legistorm.com |language=en}}
• Committee on Armed Services
• Subcommittee on Readiness
• Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces

Deluzio's caucus memberships include:

• Labor Caucus (vice chair)
• Congressional Steel Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus (deputy whip){{cite news |title=First in Huddle: Progressives Organize |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2022/12/20/seeking-100-senators-to-speed-spending-00074720|publisher=Politico|access-date=20 December 2022}}{{cite web|title=Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Appoints Members to Complete Caucus Executive Board for 118th Congress| date=20 December 2022 |url=https://progressives.house.gov/press-releases?ID=7488089D-B828-49E4-BAC4-1CF86B5DFFAA|publisher=Congressional Progressive Caucus|access-date=20 December 2022}}
• Navy and Marine Corps Caucus, (co-chair)
• Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus{{cite web |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pa-s-deluzio-joins-u-s-houses-bipartisan-fentanyl-prevention-caucus/ |title=Pa.'s Deluzio joins U.S. House's bipartisan fentanyl prevention caucus }}

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Deluzio supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a federal bill expanding workers' rights to unionize and collectively bargain.{{cite news |author=Jamie Wiggan |date=October 26, 2022 |title=U.S. House District 17: Chris Deluzio vs. Jeremy Shaffer |url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/specials-guides/us-house-district-17-chris-deluzio-vs-jeremy-shaffer-22674034 |newspaper=Pittsburgh City Paper}} In 2024, he co-sponsored the bipartisan Public Service Worker Protection Act to extend OSHA protections to public sector employees in all states, addressing a gap that leaves approximately eight million workers without federal workplace safety standards.{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Lawmakers aim to extend OSHA protections to all public sector workers |url=https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/25620-lawmakers-aim-to-extend-osha-protections-to-all-public-sector-workers |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Safety and Health Magazine |language=en}} He also co-sponsored that year the Stop Spying Bosses Act, which aims to protect workers' rights by regulating workplace surveillance.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-19 |title=Lawmakers propose a new federal office to regulate workplace surveillance tech |url=https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2024/03/lawmakers-propose-new-federal-office-regulate-workplace-surveillance-tech/395076/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Nextgov.com |language=en}}

Deluzio supports universal healthcare and co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act.{{cite web |date=May 17, 2023 |title=H.R.3421 – Medicare for All Act |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3421/cosponsors?r=2&s=6&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22medicare+for+all%22%2C%22cosponsor-state%22%3A%22Pennsylvania%22%7D |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=congress.gov}}{{cite news |last1=Lindstrom |first1=Natasha |title=Bernie Sanders delegates seek bold changes beyond unseating Donald Trump, some report feeling left out of DNC events |url=https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/bernie-sanders-delegates-seek-bold-changes-beyond-unseating-donald-trump-some-report-feeling-left-out-of-dnc-events/ |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=triblive.com}} He also criticized the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and supports women's reproductive rights to make their own decisions about their families and healthcare.{{cite news |author=Chrissy Suttles |date=November 2, 2022 |title=In their own words: Q&A with PA-17 candidates Chris Deluzio and Jeremy Shaffer |url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/03/qa-pa-17-candidates-chris-deluzio-and-jeremy-shaffer/69572447007/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Beaver County, Pa.}}

In 2023, Deluzio voted against banning the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine.Sfortinsky, Sarah. “Almost 50 Democrats Snub Biden with Vote against Cluster Bombs for Ukraine.” The Hill, 14 July 2023, https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4097677-almost-50-democrats-snub-biden-with-vote-against-cluster-bombs-for-ukraine/.“H.Amdt. 243 (Greene) to H.R. 2670: To Prohibit Cluster Munitions ... -- House Vote #317 -- Jul 13, 2023.” GovTrack.Us, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h317. Accessed 16 July 2023. That July, he co-introduced a bipartisan resolution that urged the Biden administration to secure the release of Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania teacher from his district who was unjustly sentenced to fourteen years in a Russian prison.{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=Beaver County |date=2023-07-27 |title=Deluzio, Casey, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling for the Release of U.S. Schoolteacher Wrongfully Detained in Russia |url=https://beavercountyradio.com/news/deluzio-casey-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-calling-for-the-release-of-u-s-schoolteacher-wrongfully-detained-in-russia/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Beaver County Radio |language=en-US}} In October, he voted in favor of providing support to Israel following the Hamas-led attack on October 7.{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}

In 2024, Deluzio joined a bipartisan group urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Fogel as "wrongfully detained" to emphasize the political nature of his imprisonment.{{Cite web |last=Damp |first=Patrick |date=2024-08-16 |title=Sen. Bob Casey rallies congressional leaders to pressure Biden administration to declare Marc Fogel as "wrongfully detained" - CBS Pittsburgh |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/sen-bob-casey-and-other-congressional-leaders-call-on-biden-administration-to-declare-marc-fogel-as-wrongfully-detained/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} In early 2025, he once again joined Pennsylvania lawmakers in calling for Fogel’s release,{{Cite web |last=Gunderson |first=Kalea |date=2025-01-26 |title=Lawmakers renew their push for release of teacher Marc Fogel from Russian prison |url=https://www.wtae.com/article/lawmakers-renew-their-push-for-release-of-teacher-marc-fogel-from-russian-prison/63558129 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=WTAE |language=en}} which was secured the following month.{{Cite web |last=Progress |first=Pittsburgh Union |date=2025-02-11 |title=Fogel's release thrills Pennsylvania's elected leaders |url=https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/02/11/fogels-release-thrills-pennsylvanias-elected-leaders/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Pittsburgh Union Progress |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/style/26bunnell.html|title=Zoë Bunnell, Christopher Deluzio|date=April 26, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times}} They currently live in Fox Chapel.

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• [http://deluzio.house.gov/ Congressman Chris Deluzio] official U.S. House website
• [https://www.chrisforpa.com/ Chris Deluzio for Congress] campaign website

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