• 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
04/27/2009 H.R.1753 One Strike Act
05/13/2009 H.Con.Res.125 Directing the Architect of the Capitol to design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall.
05/13/2009 H.R.2373 Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2009
05/12/2009 H.Res.378 Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain. Passed Yea
05/07/2009 H.R.2329 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
05/06/2009 H.R.2287 No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2009
05/06/2009 H.Res.409 Celebrating the life of President Gerald R. Ford on what would have been his 96th birthday.
05/05/2009 H.Con.Res.111 Recognizing the 61st anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. Passed Aye
05/04/2009 H.Res.397 Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.
05/04/2009 H.Con.Res.117 Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of humanity's first landing on the Moon, celebrating the success of the United States human space flight program, and recognizing the accomplishments of NASA's human space flight centers.
05/04/2009 H.R.1414 Multilingual Services Accounting Act
05/04/2009 H.R.1023 Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act
04/29/2009 H.R.2169 Limitation on Government Spending Act of 2009
04/29/2009 H.R.1277 Welfare Reform Restoration Act of 2009
04/28/2009 H.Res.342 Expressing support for designation of May 2, 2009, as "Vietnamese Refugees Day".
04/27/2009 H.R.1864 To provide a pay increase of 3.4 percent for members of the uniformed services for fiscal year 2010.
04/27/2009 H.Con.Res.83 Expressing the sense of Congress that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, either the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-79 or the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-80, should be named the U.S.S. Barry M. Goldwater.
04/27/2009 H.R.1026 Fairness for Military Recruiters Act
04/22/2009 H.R.1981 Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2009
04/22/2009 H.Res.339 Expressing the sense of the United States House of Represensatives regarding the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips by Somali pirates, the rescue of Captain Phillips by United States Navy SEALs and the crews of the USS Bainbridge, USS Boxer, USS Halyburton and Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, and for other purposes.
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