Jason Chaffetz

Jason Chaffetz
Official portrait, 2009
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – June 13, 2017
Preceded byDarrell Issa
Succeeded byTrey Gowdy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 2009 – June 30, 2017
Preceded byChris Cannon
Succeeded byJohn Curtis
Personal details
Born (1967-03-26) March 26, 1967 (age 57)
Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1990)
Republican (1990–present)
Spouse
Julie Johnson
(m. 1991)
Children3
RelativesJohn Dukakis (half-brother)
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)
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Jason E. Chaffetz (/ˈfɪts/; born March 26, 1967) is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until his resignation in 2017.[1] He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017.

Chaffetz came to prominence in 2015 for his extensive investigations into Hillary Clinton. He rescinded his endorsement of Donald Trump in early October 2016 but expressed his intent to vote for him three weeks later. Having investigated Clinton and the Obama administration extensively, Chaffetz drew criticism after the 2016 election for declining to investigate potential conflicts of interest relating to President Donald Trump, and that of other individuals involved in his 2016 presidential campaign and subsequent presidential administration.

He resigned from office in 2017, six months into his fifth Congressional term, and has since been a commentator, Fox News contributor, and author. In 2021 Chaffetz joined the Government Accountability Institute.[2]

  1. ^ Reilly, Mollie (June 28, 2017). "Jason Chaffetz Officially Joins Fox News" – via Huff Post.
  2. ^ "Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz just joined this conservative think tank". Deseret News. March 16, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2022.