Senior Democrat to step away from Congress to become CEO of Jewish advocacy group

By Jacob Magid

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28 February 2022, 8:37 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Then US Representative Ted Deutch speaks during a drive-in rally for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at Broward College, on Thursday, on October 29, 2020, in Coconut Creek, Florida. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senior Democratic lawmaker Rep. Ted Deutch announces that he will not seek reelection later this year and instead will become the CEO of the American Jewish Committee advocacy group.

Deutch, who has served in Congress for 12 years and chairs the House Ethics Committee, will replace David Harris who has led the AJC since 1990.

“I have worked closely with AJC throughout my tenure in Congress and I am deeply honored to have been chosen to serve as the organization’s next CEO. For 116 years, AJC has worked to protect global Jewry, strengthen Israel’s place in the community of nations, and advance democratic values around the world,” Deutch says in a statement.

AJC’s statement highlights that Deutch was one of only 25 House Democrats who voted against the Iran nuclear deal.