Congressman Chris Deluzio is a Thornburg native and Iraq War veteran representing the 17th district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House. Prior to his election, Chris worked as an attorney and protected voting rights and fair elections as the policy director at Pitt Cyber and previously at the Brennan Center for Justice. He also fought alongside fellow Pitt faculty members and the United Steelworkers as a member of the Pitt Faculty Organizing Committee to secure a faculty union at Pitt—the biggest union election in the country in 2021. In Congress, Chris is committed to fighting for our western Pennsylvania priorities—ensuring strong labor unions, creating good-paying jobs, making stuff here at home, protecting reproductive freedom, standing up for our veterans, and building an economy that works for all. Chris lives with his wife, Zoë, three young children, and their dog, Yankee Doodle, in Aspinwall.
2024 Platform
Rail Safety: Powerful railroad companies like Norfolk Southern have run roughshod over our community, prioritizing company profit margins and stock buybacks over our safety. Chris has introduced several bills in Congress to make freight rail safer in Western Pennsylvania and across America and to support first responders, including the bipartisan Railway Safety Act.
Reproductive Freedom: Chris believes that women should have the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions. He supports federal and state action to formally codify reproductive freedom. In Washington, Chris is fighting to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act and opposes efforts to further restrict reproductive access.
Unions: Chris stands with the labor movement and supports the union way of life. Chris supports the PRO Act, legislation that would reset the playing field to give workers a fair shot at forming a union and to hold employers liable when they break the law, and efforts to protect the collective bargaining and other rights of both private and public sector workers.
Defending Democracy: Chris believes our Democracy is in peril and supports reforms to end Gerrymandering, make it easier to vote, and get rid of the influence of corporate money in our politics.
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