# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/peter-defazio
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:01:59.352Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/peter-defazio"
name: "Peter DeFazio"
slug: "peter-defazio"
description: "Peter Anthony DeFazio is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district from 1987 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is a founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A native of Massachusetts and a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, he previously served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon. On December 1, 2021, DeFazio announced he would not seek reelection in 2022."
tagline: "American politician (born 1947)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Peter_DeFazio%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1947-05-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           57.85
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.18196933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 621
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/RepPeterDeFazio"
    handle:    "RepPeterDeFazio"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/RepPeterDeFazio"
    handle:    "RepPeterDeFazio"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://defazio.house.gov"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIF3HunhsVgTv7L2grnq2Rg"
    handle:    "@peterdefazio"
    followers: 621
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "پيتير ديفازيو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "پتر دفزیو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%88"
    title: "پتر دفزیو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A8_%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%96%D7%99%D7%95"
    title: "פיטר דיפאזיו"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrus_DeFazio"
    title: "Petrus DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_DeFazio"
    title: "Peter DeFazio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1758507"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump