US House, PA-17

Chris Deluzio

ON THE ISSUES

  • Committed to creating good-paying union clean energy jobs
  • Will fight to earn support for clean energy from the workers most likely to be affected by the clean energy transition
  • Earned 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard
  • Endorsed by LCV Action Fund

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WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

  • Holding this seat in Pennsylvania will help win a pro-environmental majority in the House, making it easier to pass climate legislation at the federal level
  • Voting rights attorney

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Representative Chris Deluzio is running for a second term to represent Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Deluzio is running for Congress to fight climate change, protect our air and water, and create good-paying, union jobs in the clean energy industry. Deluzio is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, served our country as an officer in the Navy and was deployed overseas multiple times including in Iraq. After receiving his law degree from the Georgetown University School of Law, Deluzio clerked for a federal judge and worked at the Brennan Center for Justice on voting rights and election security. He has also served as the policy director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security. Representative DeLuzio earned a 97% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. 


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