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Jason E. Chaffetz (born March 26, 1967) is the U.S. Representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district, serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Provo and includes large portions of central and west-central Utah.
Early life, education, and business career
Chaffetz's father was Jewish and his mother was a Christian Scientist. Chaffetz converted to Mormonism in his college years. He attended Brigham Young University (BYU) on an athletic scholarship. He was the starting placekicker on the BYU football team in 1988 and 1989, and still holds the BYU individual records for most extra points attempted in a game (10), most extra points made in a game (10), and most consecutive extra points made in a game (10).
Chaffetz grew up a Democrat. ...
Chaffetz received the Nat. Assoc. of Manufacturers (NAM) Award for Manuf. Legisl.Excellence from Merit Medical Systems, Inc. and the Utah Manuf. Association in South Jordan, Utah. , positive
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz and his wife Julie said at the Hinckley Institute of Politics that he will not run against Orrin Hatch for the Senate. , positive
Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, a Tea Party favorite, slammed Newt Gingrich today as an “unreliable conservative” and a “convenient conservative.”
Speaking in a conference call with reporters arranged by the Romney campaign, Chaffetz, who has endorsed Romney, pointed to an audio clip from 2009 unearthed by Verum Serum this weekend that shows Gingrich supporting an individual mandate as a reason the former Speaker was less conservative than Romney.
“For all the rhetorical barbs, Speaker Gingrich has thrown at Gov. Romney, this certainly leads one to believe that ...
Who is Republican Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz working for these days . . . his constituents or Mitt Romney?
If you were watching the January 23 Republican debate in Tampa, Florida and you live in Utah’s 3rd congressional district, you might have been more than a little surprised to see your Republican Congressman . . . the honorable Jason Chaffetz . . . sitting behind Mrs. Mitt Romney in the audience.
I hate to bring this up, but Monday, January 23, 2012, was the 7th legislative day of the second term of the 112th Congress and Representative Chaffetz was not where he was paid to be ...
I went to Brigham Young University on a football scholarship. I wasn’t a football player, I was a place kicker. There’s a huge difference. But I thought I was a celebrity. We had a really good football team, and I was an important guy on the team. “Big man on campus” is really the best way to put it.
When you’re on a football scholarship you get a stipend that’s supposed to cover your rent and a few incidentals. It was $360 a month. This was the late 1980s, and the NCAA has an interesting rule where you’re not allowed to supplement your income ...