Peter DeFazio
Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947) is a Democratic U.S. representative from Oregon, representing that state's fourth congressional district in Springfield.
DeFazio, a member of the Roman Catholic Church, was born in Needham, Massachusetts and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) in 1969 and a master of sciences degree from the University of Oregon (Eugene, Ore.) in 1977 and worked as a gerontologist.
He worked for U.S. Rep. James H. Weaver (D-Ore.), from 1977 to 1982 and then served a as Lane County, Ore., commissioner (1983-1986, chairman 1985-86). He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986; he began serving in 1987 (100th Congress). He serves on the transportation and infrastructure, and homeland security committees.
DeFazio ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator from Oregon in a special primary in 1995. He served as an Oregonian delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
His wife's name is Myrnie Daut.
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