Theodore Eliot 'Ted' Deutch (born May 7, 1966, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American lawyer and former Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Florida from 2010 to 2022, initially representing the 19th district (which later became the 21st and then 22nd district) following a special election after Robert Wexler's resignation. He served on the House Judiciary Committee and as chair of the House Ethics Committee, where he advocated for the release of Epstein-related documents. After not seeking re-election to Congress, he succeeded David Harris as the current CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a role he assumed in 2022. Raised in a Jewish family with immigrant grandparents from Belarus and Russia, Deutch is recognized as a strong bipartisan supporter of Israel and national security issues. He graduated from Liberty High School (1984), attended the University of Michigan (where he was editor-in-chief of Consider magazine and received the Harry S. Truman Scholarship), and earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to politics, he worked as a commercial real estate attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and Boca Raton, Florida. During his congressional tenure, he focused on ethics reform, environmental protection, and foreign policy, particularly strengthening U.S.-Israel relations. In his AJC role, he advocates for human rights and combating antisemitism, reflecting a career bridging legal expertise, political influence in South Florida, and Jewish community leadership.