Chris Deluzio
Chris Deluzio | |
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| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th district | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2023 | |
| Succeeding | Conor Lamb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1984 (age 39) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Zoë Bunnell (m. 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2006–2012 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
Christopher Raphael Deluzio (born July 1984)[2] is an American attorney and politician who is currently the U.S. representative-elect for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district.
Early life and education
Deluzio was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Thornburg, Pennsylvania.[3][4] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 2006.[1][5] He later graduated magna cum laude and received his juris doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2013.
Career
After graduating from the Naval Academy, Deluzio served a deployment to Iraq and as a naval officer from 2006 to 2012. He later worked as a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City before being named a legal and policy scholar of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, where he later served as policy director.[6][7]
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 53.2% of the vote, defeating Republican Jeremy Shaffer.
Personal life
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, who he met while attending law school at Georgetown.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com.
- ^ "Pennsylvania New Members 2023". November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Chris Deluzio". VoteVets. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Perrine, Shannon (2022-10-21), Commitment 2022: Chris Deluzio, candidate for PA-17 US House seat, retrieved 2022-11-10
- ^ Perrine, Shannon (October 21, 2022). "Commitment 2022: Chris Deluzio, candidate for PA-17 US House seat" – via www.wtae.com.
- ^ "Christopher Deluzio, JD". www.cyber.pitt.edu. December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Pitt Cyber Announces Legal and Policy Scholar Christopher R. Deluzio". www.cyber.pitt.edu. July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Zoë Bunnell, Christopher Deluzio". April 26, 2015 – via NYTimes.com.