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
08/25/2011	H.R.1279	Aircraft Passenger Whole-Body Imaging Limitations Act of 2011	08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
07/22/2011	H.R.2560	Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011	07/22/2011 Motion to table the motion to proceed to the bill agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 116. (All Actions)
07/14/2011	H.R.2531	Stop Wasting Archive Grants Act of 2011	07/14/2011 Referred to House Appropriations (All Actions)
07/12/2011	H.R.463	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011	07/12/2011 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . (All Actions)
06/24/2011	H.R.2002	To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit disabled or injured members of the Armed Forces to transfer Post 9/11 Educational Assistance benefits after retirement, and for other purposes.	06/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
06/01/2011	H.R.1161	Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2011	06/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
05/12/2011	H.R.1866	Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2011	05/12/2011 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
05/06/2011	H.R.1536	Space Shuttle Retirement Act	05/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. (All Actions)
05/04/2011	H.R.1510	TSA Screening of Minors Act of 2011	05/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. (All Actions)
04/13/2011	H.R.829	Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2011	04/13/2011 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
04/06/2011	H.R.1364	Free Speech About Science Act of 2011	04/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/01/2011	H.R.464	To prohibit United States contributions to the International Fund for Ireland.	03/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia. (All Actions)
01/06/2011	H.Res.23	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.	01/06/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
10/12/2010	H.R.6271	South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act	10/12/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)
09/16/2010	H.R.6145	To require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and garnish the wages of a Member with Federal tax liability.	09/16/2010 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
09/16/2010	H.Res.1584	Honoring the members of the Utah National Guard.	09/16/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/30/2010	H.R.5865	Stop Wasting Archive Grants Act of 2010	07/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. (All Actions)
07/30/2010	H.R.5535	To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property.	07/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. (All Actions)
07/29/2010	H.R.5919	To grant the Postmaster General the authority to implement up to 12 non-mail delivery days each fiscal year for the United States Postal Service.	07/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
06/23/2010	H.J.Res.93	Disapproving of the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Amendment Act of 2010.	06/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 979

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/18/2017	H.R.2227	MGT Act
05/18/2017	H.Res.259	Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
05/17/2017	H.R.1005	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/10/2017	H.J.Res.36	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation".	Passed	Yea
05/05/2017	H.R.2193	Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2195	OSC Access Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2004	Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/07/2017	H.Res.266	Designating the week of April 15, 2017, through April 23, 2017, as "National Park Week".
04/06/2017	H.R.1346	To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
04/05/2017	H.R.1778	To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes.
04/04/2017	H.R.702	Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1431	EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/30/2017	H.R.1430	HONEST Act	Passed	Aye
03/30/2017	H.R.732	Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/27/2017	H.J.Res.44	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.	Passed	Yea
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/28/2017	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/27/2017	H.R.1495	Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

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