Climate change is causing historic flooding in South Florida, even on days without a rain cloud in the sky. It demands bold and bipartisan action, and I’m thrilled to join the Flood Coalition to support our local communities in their efforts.
Congressman Ted Deutch, 53, represents a coastal southeastern Florida district which includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
In Congress, Ted has earned a reputation as a Democrat willing to work across the aisle to get things done. Ted is the co-founder and co-Chair of the Congressional Climate Solutions Caucus, the first bipartisan task force on climate change bringing together Republicans and Democrats to discuss the wide impacts of climate change and develop economically-viable policies to reduce climate risk.
Ted introduced a major bipartisan bill to put a price on carbon that would help reduce emissions and return 100% of the net revenue back to the American people. He has passed legislation reauthorizing federal support for ocean-generated renewable energy research underway at institutions like Florida Atlantic University, and he helped secure federal funding for beach renourishment and Everglades Restoration.
Ted is the Chairman of the House Ethics Committee, the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, and a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee.
Ted lives in Boca Raton with his wife Jill and their three children.
The American Flood Coalition is an IRS Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The American Flood Coalition is not a Congressional Membership Organization and nothing on this website shall be read to imply official sponsorship by either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate or any of their respective Members. Federal Champion is an honorary title awarded by the American Flood Coalition to recognize Members of Congress who have come together to drive adaptation to the reality of higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.
