Chris Deluzio

Early life and education Deluzio was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Vincent and Rita Deluzio, and raised in Thornburg. His father owns a healthcare management consulting firm. After graduation, he was admitted to the United States Naval Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2006. Following his naval service, he attended Georgetown University Law Center, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor in 2013. Deluzio was then named a legal and policy scholar of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

Deluzio ran for the United States House of Representatives in to succeed Conor Lamb in the 2022 elections. He won the general election, defeating Republican former Ross Township commissioner Jeremy Shaffer 53% to 47%.

2024

Deluzio defeated Republican state Representative Rob Mercuri in the 2024 election 54% to 46%.

Tenure

Deluzio was sworn into Congress on January 7, 2023, and appointed to the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees for the 118th congressional session. 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. The following month, he introduced the House version of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act with Rep. Nick LaLota to strengthen regulations for freight rail. 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.

In 2024, Deluzio co-sponsored the Shrinkflation Prevention Act with Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez to prevent corporations from reducing product sizes without lowering prices. In May 2024, he worked to ensure union labor agreements were implemented for the restoration of the Montgomery Lock and Dam, a project funded by President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which was expected to create 28,000 construction jobs. 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. In July, he joined House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at the Pittsburgh International Airport to highlight the impact of the BIL through its $1.5 billion modernization project.

In November 2025, Deluzio was one of six people, all Democratic lawmakers, to be part of a video telling servicemembers they can refuse illegal orders. In response later that month, President Donald Trump posted on social media calling those in the video, including Deluzio, traitors who should be charged with sedition punishable by death, and shared a social media post calling for them to be hanged.

Committee assignments

Deluzio's committee assignments for the 119th Congress include: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials (vice ranking member) Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces

Caucus memberships Deluzio's caucus memberships include: Navy and Marine Corps Caucus, (co-chair) Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus Future Forum Medicare for All Caucus Congressional Freethought Caucus

Political positions

Deluzio is the deputy whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC).

Abortion rights Deluzio supports legalization of abortion. He criticized the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Foreign policy In 2023, Deluzio voted against banning the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. 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. In August 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. In early 2025, he once again joined Pennsylvania lawmakers in calling for Fogel's release, which was secured the following month.

In October 2023, he voted in favor of providing support to Israel following the October 7 attacks. In September 2025, Deluzio signed onto a letter led by Rep. Ro Khanna which requested President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately recognize the State of Palestine. In March 2026, Deluzio co-sponsored legislation blocking the sale of offensive weapons to Israel citing the 2026 Iran war and Gaza peace plan.

Healthcare Deluzio supports universal healthcare and co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act.

Labor rights Deluzio supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a federal bill expanding workers' rights to unionize and collectively bargain. 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. He also co-sponsored that year the Stop Spying Bosses Act, which aims to protect workers' rights by regulating workplace surveillance.

Personal life Deluzio married Alexandra Zoë Bunnell in 2015, whom he met while attending law school at Georgetown. They live in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania.