CHAFFETZ, JASON

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: Experience: House: District 3, 2009-Present; Home State: Utah; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,057,270Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Jason Chaffetz

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Julie; 3 Children: Max, Ellis, Kate

Birth Date: 03/26/1967

Birth Place: Los Gatos, CA

Home City: Alpine, UT

Religion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Education

BA, Communications, Brigham Young University, 1989

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Campaign Manager, John Huntsman, Jr, 2004

Current Legislative Committees

Judiciary, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Chair

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, Member

Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Founder, Sunset Caucus

Member, Western Caucus

Professional Experience

President, Maxtera Utah

Chief of Staff, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr, 2005

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Utah Valley Board of Trustees, 2007-2008

Total: 1

Chaffetz Introduces Legislation to Help Pet Owners Save Money

07/23/2015

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General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 139

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/28/2017	H.R.1694	Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017	04/28/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.Res.222	Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1387	SOAR Reauthorization Act	03/27/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 34. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.J.Res.87	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze".	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
03/16/2017	H.R.756	Postal Service Reform Act of 2017	03/16/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.Res.38	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that offices attached to the seat of Government should not be required to exercise their offices in the District of Columbia.	03/10/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19. (All Actions)
03/06/2017	H.R.1062	GPS Act	03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.R.1061	Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017	03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/13/2017	H.Res.117	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.	02/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
02/13/2017	H.R.622	Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act	02/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.621	Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.392	Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.391	Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
01/24/2017	H.R.623	Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017	01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/10/2017	H.R.397	Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2017	01/10/2017 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
01/10/2017	H.R.396	Tax Accountability Act of 2017	01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
01/05/2017	H.R.298	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017	01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
01/05/2017	H.R.297	Review Every Dollar Act of 2017	01/05/2017 Referred to House Judiciary (All Actions)
01/05/2017	H.R.296	PRO Sports Act	01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/05/2017	H.Res.24	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should not bail out State and local government employee pension plans or other plans that provide post-employment benefits to State and local government retirees.	01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)

Total: 979

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/09/2010	H.R.5566	Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010	Passed	Yea
12/08/2010	H.Res.1540	Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on Federal lands.	Passed	Yea
12/07/2010	H.Res.1754	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the citation of the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in introduced bills and joint resolutions as a basis for enacting the laws proposed by such bills and joint resolutions, including amendments and conference reports.
12/07/2010	H.Res.1751	Mourning the loss of life and expressing condolences to the families affected by the tragic forest fire in Israel that began on December 2, 2010.
12/02/2010	H.R.6486	State of Utah Wildlife Management Sovereignty Act
12/02/2010	H.R.6485	State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act
12/02/2010	H.R.6484	Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
12/02/2010	H.Res.1576	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children should be established.	Passed	Aye
11/17/2010	H.R.6415	Tax Relief Certainty Act
11/17/2010	H.R.6406	To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment.
11/16/2010	H.R.5645	Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and Enforcement Enhancement Act
11/16/2010	H.Res.1494	Congratulating the champion, finalists, and all other participants in the 83rd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.
11/15/2010	H.R.6403	American Recovery and Reinvestment Rescissions Act
10/13/2010	H.R.5882	To deauthorize appropriation of funds to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
10/08/2010	H.R.1177	5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act
09/30/2010	H.R.2476	Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2010
09/30/2010	H.R.1454	Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010
09/29/2010	H.R.6284	To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating, based on material composition, any type of firearm ammunition or fishing tackle.
09/29/2010	H.R.5034	Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010
09/29/2010	H.R.1362	National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2010

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