Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee? (2028)
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NOV 7, 2029Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age41 years old (Jul 13, 1984)
GenderMale
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LocationPennsylvania
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationBishop Canevin High School (2002)
Notable personal detailsChristopher (Chris) Deluzio is a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district, first elected in 2022 and serving since January 3, 2023. He is an Iraq War veteran who served in the U.S. Navy (2006–2012) and later worked as an attorney, including as a judicial law clerk, and as faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax measures that protect and lower costs for working families, opposes large tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, and favors targeted tax credits (for example health-care and clean energy incentives).
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding access to affordable health care, defending the Affordable Care Act and safeguarding Medicaid and reproductive coverage; has introduced and supported legislation to protect workers’ access to employer-provided healthcare and to oppose proposed federal Medicaid cuts.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for asylum seekers and oversight of immigration enforcement while backing targeted border-security legislation and reforms. Has pressed ICE for transparency in local enforcement actions and opposed bills that would broadly roll back humanitarian protections. Favors bipartisan approaches that include enforcement measures alongside safeguards for migrants' rights and due process.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports abortion and reproductive rights, has said he would protect reproductive choice and oppose measures that would enact strict national bans, and has indicated support for codifying legal protections for abortion access (Roe-era protections).
Climate & Energy
Supports clean-energy investments, energy-efficiency projects, and policies to fight climate change while promoting jobs and domestic manufacturing in Pennsylvania. Emphasizes renewable energy (solar) and clean-energy job creation as part of economic development and pollution reduction efforts.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports commonsense gun safety measures including universal background checks, red flag (extreme risk) laws, restrictions on high-capacity magazines and weapons of war, and programs to reduce firearm suicide and fund community violence prevention. Has sponsored and promoted bipartisan legislation addressing firearm suicide prevention and has voiced support for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and related gun-violence-prevention funding.
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