Ted Deutch | |
|---|---|
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| CEO of American Jewish Committee | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Harris |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | |
| In office April 13, 2010 – September 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Wexler |
| Succeeded by | Jared Moskowitz |
| Constituency | 19th district (2010–2013) 21st district (2013–2017) 22nd district (2017–2022) |
| Chair of the House Ethics Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – September 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Susan Wild |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office November 7, 2006 – April 13, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Klein |
| Succeeded by | Maria Sachs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Eliot Deutch May 7, 1966 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jill Weinstock (m. 1992) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA, JD) |
Theodore Eliot Deutch (/dɔɪtʃ/ DOYTCH; born May 7, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. His district, numbered as the 19th district from 2010 to 2013 and as the 21st from 2013 to 2017, included much of northern Broward County and southern Palm Beach County in South Florida. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 2010 after a special election following the resignation of Robert Wexler.
Deutch chaired the House Ethics Committee from 2019 until his resignation, a position in which he succeeded Susan Brooks. He served as the Florida state senator from the 30th district from 2006 to 2010.
On February 28, 2022, Deutch announced he would not seek reelection in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections,[1] instead taking a job as chief executive officer of the American Jewish Committee by October 1, 2022.[2] On September 30, 2022, Deutch resigned from the House.[3]
- ^ DeFede, Jim (February 28, 2022). "Florida Congressman Ted Deutch Not Running For Re-Election". CBS 4 Miami. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Florida's Deutch won't seek re-election; 31st House Democrat to leave". Associated Press. February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Exiting Congress early, Ted Deutch assesses wins, losses — and increasingly toxic politics". Sun Sentinel. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.