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Capitol: 202.225.3001 FAX: 202.225.5974 District: 561.470.5440
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Representative
Room 2323 RHOB- Rayburn House Office Building 50 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20515-0922
Residence: West Boca Raton, FL
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Elected: 2010 Next Election: 2022 | Spouse: Jill DOB: 5/7/1966 |
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Chairman | House Committee on Ethics | Co-Chair | Congressional Songwriters Caucus | Co-Chair | Bipartisan Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism | Co-Chair | Congressional Contaminated Drywall Caucus (CCDC) | Co-Chair | Democratic Israel Working Group | FC Member | Congressional Caucus on Distracted Driving Awareness | Co-Chair | Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance Caucus | Co-Chair | Climate Solutions Caucus (House) | FC Member | Congressional Free Iran Caucus | Chairman | House Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism | FC Member | Congressional Caucus on Green Jobs | FC Member | Congressional Everglades Caucus | FC Member | Northern Border Caucus | FC Member | Anti-Terrorism and Proliferation Financing Caucus | Co-Chair | Congressional Trademark Caucus | Member | House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet | FC Member | Congressional Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Real Estate Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus | Member | House Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber | FC Member | Congressional Buy American Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Caucus on Homelessness | FC Member | House Oceans Caucus | Member | House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Member | House Committee on the Judiciary | FC Member | Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus | Member | House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law | FC Member | Congressional Friends of the Irish National Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention (IP) | FC Member | Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus (STEM Caucus) | FC Member | Congressional Task Force on Seniors | FC Member | Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus (BDC) | FC Member | House Hunger Caucus | FC Member | House Cancer Caucus | FC Member | Green Schools Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security [P.O.R.T.S.] Caucus | FC Member | Out of Poverty Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Children's Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Coast Guard Caucus | FC Member | Military Veterans Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus | Co-Vice Chair | Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) Equality Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Boating Caucus | FC Member | Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE) | FC Member | Congressional Nursing Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic | FC Member | Congressional Caucus for Competitiveness in Entertainment Technology (E-Tech Caucus) | FC Member | Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus | FC Member | Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus | FC Member | Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease | FC Member | Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus | FC Member | Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Arts Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Animal Protection Caucus | FC Member | Expand Social Security Caucus (House) |
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BioCongressman Ted Deutch represents Florida's 22nd district, home to communities in northern Broward County and southeastern Palm Beach County in South Florida. Now serving his seventh term in the 117th Congress, he is the Chairman of the House Ethics Committee, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on which he serves as the Chairman of the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism Subcommittee.
Ted has been described as a rising voice in the House Democratic Caucus by the Washington newspaper Roll Call and was previously named one of the Forward newspaper's top Jewish politicians to watch. Noted by the South Florida Sun Sentinel his accessible personality, sense of humor, and thoughtful approach to the issues, Ted has proven himself to be an energetic advocate for the priorities of his constituents. Ted's priorities in the 117th Congress include promoting economic opportunity in South Florida, reducing the influence of big money in our elections, gun violence prevention, fighting for full equality for all, and advancing the security interests of the United States, Israel, and our allies. Learn more about his legislative priorities here.
Ted and his wife Jill have lived and worked in South Florida since 1997. Prior to holding public office, Ted enjoyed a successful career as a commercial real estate attorney. Born and raised in the working class community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Ted is the youngest son of the late Jean and Bernard Deutch, a World War II veteran who earned a Purple Heart at the Battle of the Bulge. A graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School, Ted earned the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. His passion for serving the community inspired him to run for the Florida State Senate in 2006.
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