What is Peter DeFazio?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Peter DeFazio | image = Peter DeFazio official photo.jpg | office = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|House Transportation Committee]] | term_start = January 3, 2019 | term_end = January 3, 2023 | predecessor = [[Bill Shuster]] | successor = TBD | state1 = [[Oregon]] | district1 = {{ushr|OR|4|4th}} | term_start1 = January 3, 1987 | term_end1 = January 3, 2023 | predecessor1 = [[Jim Weaver (Oregon politician)|Jim Weaver]] | successor1 = [[Val Hoyle]] | birth_name = Peter Anthony DeFazio | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|5|27}} | birth_place = [[Needham, Massachusetts|Needham]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Myrnie Daut | education = [[Tufts University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Oregon]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) | signature = Peter DeFazio signature.gif | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{flag|United States Air Force}} | serviceyears = 1967–1971 | unit = [[Air Force Reserve Command]] }} '''Peter Anthony DeFazio''' {{IPAc-en|d|ᵻ|ˈ|f|ɑː|z|i|oʊ}} (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician. He was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|OR|4}} from 1987 to 2023. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He was one of the founders of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]].<ref name=DeFazioBio>{{cite web |url=http://defazioforcongress.org/biography.htm |title=Biography page at archive of DeFazio campaign site |access-date=2017-12-14 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030205032020/http://defazioforcongress.org/biography.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2003 }}.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:DeFazio, Peter}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United States representatives from Oregon]] [[Category:Politicians from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Democratic Party