Deluzio, Christopher R.

Christopher Deluzio represents Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, which covers the northwestern suburbs and exurbs of Pittsburgh along with all of Beaver County. A Democrat who took office in 2023, Deluzio brings a distinctive background combining military service and legal expertise. He graduated from the Naval Academy and served as a surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy from 2006 to 2012, including a deployment to Iraq with an Army civil affairs unit. After his military service, he worked as a litigation associate at a major New York law firm before transitioning to public interest work focused on voting rights and election security at the Brennan Center for Justice. He later served as a legal and policy scholar at the University of Pittsburgh's Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security.

In Congress, Deluzio serves on the House Committee on Armed Services, where he participates in the Readiness and Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittees, drawing on his naval background. He also serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with assignments to the Aviation and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials subcommittees. His legislative work reflects his diverse professional interests, including bills addressing hazardous materials transportation safety, veterans' workplace access to resources, infrastructure improvements, and voting rights. His committee assignments and sponsored legislation demonstrate a focus on national security, infrastructure modernization, and veteran support.