Jason Chaffetz
Summary
Jason E. Chaffetz (pronounced /ˈtʃeɪfɨts/; 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.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).While at BYU, Chaffetz became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Bill Targeting Patent Trolls Could Be First Nail in the Coffin
This could be the year Congress takes serious action against patent trolls, non-practicing entities that buy up patents and virtually extort companies to pay up for violating frivolous patents.
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Lawmakers Ponder Disparity in Internet Radio Fairness Act
A bill to lower music performance royalties for Internet radio is probably dead on arrival in Congress unless traditional broadcasters that have never paid a penny to musicians are asked to pay up.
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CEA names Rep. Chaffetz and Sen. Wyden as 2012 Digital Patriots
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has selected Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore. ) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) as its 2012 Digital Patriots for their support of innovations in technology.
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Death Race : Ann Romney in 2012: How Mitt Locks Up the GOP Women's Vote (and Maybe the Men's Vote, Too)
Like Leslie and Ben on Parks and Rec, Mitt benefits most from his relationship with Ann; he seems visibly more at ease when she's by his side. "Mitt does better when she's there," says Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, an early endorser who has been traveling with the group. "He's more relaxed.
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Alexander Howard: What You Need to Know About the Stop Online Piracy Act in 2012
A colleague asked me today for a crash course on the "Stop Online Privacy Act" (SOPA). I sent him my feature at the O'Reilly Radar, where I wrote about how Congress is considering anti-piracy bills that could cripple Internet industries and harm digital innovation. The thing is, that post is about 6,000 words long and is now a month out of date.
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SOPA Markup Halted; Opponents Get a Little More Time
With 31 co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle, the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is likely unstoppable in the Judiciary Committee, despite a well-orchestrated and highly visible campaign to kill it by SOPA opponents both in and out of the hearing room.
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Remainders, 8.22.11
Sky News was in Tripoli before other Western networks. FCC kills the fairness doctrine in shake-up of media rules. Unpublished WikiLeaks documents are destroyed. Gawker tweaks Bill Keller’s going away party and its cash bar. Former AP reporter and DNC press secretary Joseph Mohbat dies. WSJ magazine’s September issue sets an ad record.
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Late Returns: Bachmann Leads The 2012 Field In Number Of Iowa Family Reunions
So, there was apparently a minor kerfuffle in Iowa when Michele Bachmann claimed that an appearance at a family reunion caused her to be late to a GOP event in Waterloo, Iowa, at which Rick Perry and Rick Santorum were also present. Then it came to light that she never attended that family reunion.
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Digital Privacy Bills Piling Up in Congress
The pile of bills in Congress aimed at protecting consumers' privacy from the wonders of their digital devices grew by two on Wednesday. Both new bills are aimed at mobile privacy, and more specifically are intended to keep consumers' location information from being collected or used without their consent.
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Right-Wing Media Deceptively Attack Obama For Not Receiving Daily In-Person Economic Updates
Right-wing media have attacked President Obama for his decision to stop receiving daily in-person economic briefings. In fact, Obama still receives a daily economic briefing on paper and regularly meets with members of his economic team as well as outside economists and experts.
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