Jason Chaffetz

Congressman Jason Chaffetz is currently a contributor on Fox News Networks, appearing regularly on Fox News and Fox Business channels, including frequent guest host appearances for Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Sunday Morning Futures, and Fox & Friends. He also hosts the Jason In The House podcast distributed by Fox News Media.

Jason Chaffetz is the author of four books published by HarperCollins’ Broadside Books. "The Deep State" was a New York Times Best Seller and Amazon Best Seller. "Power Grab" was also a New York Times and Amazon Bestseller. "They Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste" was an Amazon Bestseller. "The Puppeteers," released in 2023, was a New York Times and Amazon Best Seller.

Chaffetz was elected to the United States Congress in 2008 from the Third District of Utah and served until 2017. Chosen by his peers to be Chairman of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee after three terms, he oversaw the second largest committee in the House and spearheaded some of the nation’s highest profile government investigations. During his tenure, Chaffetz led inquiries into the United States Secret Service, the Department of Education I.T. vulnerabilities, and the Benghazi terrorist attack, among others. He also created the first I.T. subcommittee, addressing procurement, regulations, privacy, emerging technologies, and cybersecurity.

In 2017, Chaffetz joined Harvard University as a Resident Fellow at the Kennedy School, Institute of Politics. In 2021, he joined the Government Accountability Institute as a Distinguished Fellow. At the Heritage Foundation, Chaffetz is a Visiting Fellow focused on the Oversight Project. He also currently serves on the National Board of Advisors for the Freedom Festival based in Provo, Utah.

Prior to his congressional service, from 2003 – 2005 he was campaign manager and then Chief of Staff to Utah Governor Jon Huntsman. In 2006, Governor Huntsman appointed Chaffetz to serve on the Board of Trustees for Utah Valley State College, which transitioned to Utah Valley University during his tenure.

A former placekicker on the Brigham Young University football team, Chaffetz set five new school records, earned his BA in Communications in 1989, and then joined the local business community for 16 years. For the first ten years he worked in a variety of roles at Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS), including serving as General Manager in Australia and New Zealand, before forming his own marketing and consulting company prior to his public service.

Chaffetz and his wife Julie have been married since 1991 and have three adult married children and five grandchildren.