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  • CHAFFETZ, JASON
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%
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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 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
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade
No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
17. Keep God in the public sphere
No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security
No Opinion
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
04/26/2010 H.Res.1103 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Sam Houston for his historical contributions to the expansion of the United States. Passed Yea
04/26/2010 H.R.4588 Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act
04/26/2010 H.R.4556 To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
04/23/2010 H.Res.1229 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should overturn the policy that prohibits sending a presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member of the Armed Forces who has died by suicide.
04/23/2010 H.R.4780 Terrorist Notification Act of 2010
04/23/2010 H.Res.1110 Commending the members of the 45th Agri-Business Development Team of the Oklahoma National Guard, for their efforts to modernize agriculture and sustainable farming practices in Afghanistan and their dedication and service to the United States.
04/22/2010 H.R.5111 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act.
04/22/2010 H.Res.1289 Expressing the sense of the House that Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral committee should be created to review and overhaul the budgetary, spending, and earmark processes.
04/21/2010 H.R.5095 Protect Medical Innovation Act
04/21/2010 H.Con.Res.265 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should neither become a signatory to the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court nor attend the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda, commencing on May 31, 2010.
04/20/2010 H.Res.1273 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the National Day of Prayer.
04/19/2010 H.R.4999 Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act
04/15/2010 H.R.5029 Economic Freedom Act of 2010
04/15/2010 H.R.4996 Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2010
04/15/2010 H.Res.1245 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.
04/14/2010 H.R.4865 Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010
04/13/2010 H.Res.1241 Supporting the right of Israel to defend itself against terrorists and the Israeli construction of new security fences along the border of Egypt.
04/13/2010 H.Con.Res.260 Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, and reaffirming unequivocal support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.
04/13/2010 H.Res.1206 Remembering the victims of the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
04/09/2010 H.R.4985 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2010
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