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{{Officeholder
|name=Peter DeFazio
|image=Peterdefazio.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Myrnie L. DeFazio
|religion=Roman Catholic
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Oregon
|district=4th
|terms=January 3, 1987 - Present
|preceded=Jim Weaver
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Peter Anthony DeFazio''' (born May 27, 1947 in Needham, Massachusetts) currently serves as the Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon's 4th congressional district. Previously he served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon.
DeFazio has a reputation as one of the most Progressive members of Congress. He voted against President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; "I couldn't justify borrowing money for tax cuts." In November 2009, DeFazio called for the resignations of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and White House economic adviser Larry Summers. <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/18/rep-defazio-fire-timmy-ge_n_363093.html</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.defazio.house.gov/ Official Website]
==References==
{{reflist|}}
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[[Category: 111th United States Congress]]
[[Category: United States Representatives]]
|name=Peter DeFazio
|image=Peterdefazio.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Myrnie L. DeFazio
|religion=Roman Catholic
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Oregon
|district=4th
|terms=January 3, 1987 - Present
|preceded=Jim Weaver
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Peter Anthony DeFazio''' (born May 27, 1947 in Needham, Massachusetts) currently serves as the Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon's 4th congressional district. Previously he served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon.
DeFazio has a reputation as one of the most Progressive members of Congress. He voted against President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; "I couldn't justify borrowing money for tax cuts." In November 2009, DeFazio called for the resignations of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and White House economic adviser Larry Summers. <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/18/rep-defazio-fire-timmy-ge_n_363093.html</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.defazio.house.gov/ Official Website]
==References==
{{reflist|}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:DeFazio, Peter}}
[[Category: 111th United States Congress]]
[[Category: United States Representatives]]