Christopher is from Thornburg, Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor of science degree from the United States Naval Academy and his law degree from Georgetown University. 

Christopher previously worked as a voting rights attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice and served as the policy director at Pitt Cyber. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Christopher Deluzio currently serves as the US Representative in Congressional District 17 in Pennsylvania.  He was elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term.


Supports the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expands background checks, strengthens school safety, and provides better mental health services.

- Supports the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expands background checks, strengthens school safety, and provides better mental health services.

Education

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Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would make it easier for workers to form unions.

Believes railroad companies prioritize profit over community safety.

As a U.S. Representative, introduced the bipartisan Railway Safety Act to improve freight rail safety.

Opposes raising the legal retirement age for Social Security benefits.

Opposes the privatization of Social Security.

Believes that a solution to increase Social Security’s available funds is to have the "ultra-rich" finally pay their fair share in payroll taxes.

- Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would make it easier for workers to form unions.
- Believes railroad companies prioritize profit over community safety.
- As a U.S. Representative, introduced the bipartisan Railway Safety Act to improve freight rail safety.
- Opposes raising the legal retirement age for Social Security benefits.
- Opposes the privatization of Social Security.
- Believes that a solution to increase Social Security’s available funds is to have the "ultra-rich" finally pay their fair share in payroll taxes.

Economy

Supports abortion and believes in codifying the right to an abortion through federal and state action.

Believes that healthcare is a human right.

Supports efforts to lower the Medicare eligibility age; to expand Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing services; to allow Medicare to negotiate better prescription drug prices; to expand Medicaid coverage to home care services for seniors and people with disabilities; and to close the Medicaid coverage gap.

- Supports abortion and believes in codifying the right to an abortion through federal and state action.
- Believes that healthcare is a human right.
- Supports efforts to lower the Medicare eligibility age; to expand Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing services; to allow Medicare to negotiate better prescription drug prices; to expand Medicaid coverage to home care services for seniors and people with disabilities; and to close the Medicaid coverage gap.

Healthcare

Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.

- Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.

Voting & Elections

Opposes sending troops overseas to fight "energy wars."

Supports securing the border and "lawful pathways to entry and citizenship in the greatest country in the world."

Supports "safe, orderly, and lawful" pathways to entry and citizenship.

- Opposes sending troops overseas to fight "energy wars."
- Supports securing the border and "lawful pathways to entry and citizenship in the greatest country in the world."
- Supports "safe, orderly, and lawful" pathways to entry and citizenship.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports investing in clean energy and policies like the Inflation Reduction Act to create jobs in Western Pennsylvania.

Believes natural gas is essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, creating union jobs in Western Pennsylvania, and decreasing dependence on energy imports.

Believes natural gas is a significant source of union jobs in Western Pennsylvania and a key domestic source of energy.

- Supports investing in clean energy and policies like the Inflation Reduction Act to create jobs in Western Pennsylvania.
- Believes natural gas is a significant source of union jobs in Western Pennsylvania and a key domestic source of energy.

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Christopher R Deluzio

Christopher is from Thornburg, Pennsylvania.  He earned his bachelor of science degree from the United States Naval Academy and his law degree from Georgetown University. 

Christopher previously worked as a voting rights attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice and served as the policy director at Pitt Cyber. He is also a veteran, having served as an officer in the U.S. Navy with deployments overseas.

Christopher Deluzio currently serves as the US Representative in Congressional District 17 in Pennsylvania.  He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term.


Believes in strong military education, emphasizing the importance of the U.S. Naval Academy experience for leadership and service.

Believes in accessible, high-quality education and supports policies that strengthen public schools, reduce student debt, and expand opportunities for higher education and vocational training.

As an organizing committee member, fought to secure a faculty union at the University of Pittsburgh.

Supports legislation to facilitate union formation, hold employers accountable, and protect workers' rights, including striking and collective bargaining.

Believes in "industries that pay their fair share of taxes."

Supports "fighting for corporate accountability."

Supports protecting workers' rights, hard-earned pensions, preventing job outsourcing, and opposing the privatization of government functions.

Believes the current healthcare system is "expensive" and "profit-driven," leaving many uninsured and under-insured.

Supports abortion and believes women should have the freedom to make their own healthcare and reproductive decisions.

Believes in ensuring access to quality healthcare.

Supports abortion and wants to protect abortion rights under federal law.

Supports the Women's Health Protection Act, which would codify the right to an abortion.

Supports policies that enhance voting rights and election integrity.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Believes "Republican voter suppression efforts" and gerrymandering harm democracy, and supports bold actions to protect electoral integrity.

Believes in "defending our democracy and freedom to vote" and supports "bold action" to protect and strengthen American democracy.

Supports expanding voting rights and access.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections.

Believes it is time for Wall Street to "invest in America again rather than putting profit and greed above all else."

Believes Congress needs to fix the "broken immigration system."

Believes Congress should "fix our broken immigration system" by securing the border and creating lawful pathways for entry and citizenship.

Supports securing the border and improving conditions while providing safe, orderly, and lawful pathways for entry and citizenship.

Supports protecting veterans' healthcare and services from budget cuts.

Supports policies that protect veterans and ensure they receive the benefits and care they deserve.

- Opposes sending troops overseas to fight "energy wars."
- Supports securing the border.
- Supports "safe, orderly, and lawful" pathways to entry and citizenship.

Supports tougher environmental standards for natural gas and protecting public lands.

Believes in investing in future clean energy sources while protecting and creating union jobs in places like Allegheny and Beaver County.

Supports clean energy initiatives and believes in addressing the climate crisis through comprehensive energy policies.

Supports law enforcement, mental health investments, and "common sense" gun reforms.

Supports strengthening antitrust enforcement.

Believes in strong public safety measures, including gun control, and supports the Supreme Court's decision to overturn policies that undermine community safety.

Supports the bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus to address the impact of fentanyl on Western Pennsylvania communities.

Supports measures to combat fentanyl abuse in Western Pennsylvania.

Supports "common sense" gun reforms, including background checks, banning high-capacity magazines and "weapons of war," and implementing red flag laws.

As of October 3, 2024, Christopher R Deluzio’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Christopher R. Deluzio is a Congressman and a member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and House Armed Services Committee. He previously worked as a voting rights attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice and served as the policy director at Pitt Cyber. Deluzio is also a veteran, having served as an officer in the U.S. Navy with deployments overseas.

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