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Jason Chaffetz

Former

Republican · UT-3 · U.S. House

No longer in office — profile reflects their service in the 114th–119th Congresses (2015–present).

Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
R+0.80
Healthcare
R+0.74
Immigration & Border
R+0.97
Guns
R+1.00
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
R+0.98
Environment & Energy
R+0.81
Crime & Policing
R+0.01
Defense & Veterans
R+0.98
Economy & Labor
R+0.89
Foreign Policy & Trade
R+0.64
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.41
Education
R+0.90
Government & Democracy
R+0.86
Judicial & Executive Nominations
R+1.00

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

How they score against the parties

Jason Chaffetz's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.

On the political map

Jason Chaffetz (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.

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Most and least aligned members

Treating Chaffetz's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.

Recent notable votes

YEA
Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
2017-06-28 · Passed · Healthcare, Economy & Labor
YEA
Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
2017-06-28 · Passed
YEA
Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act
2017-06-27 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Government & Democracy
YEA
To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.
2017-06-27 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor
YEA
Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act
2017-06-27 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Government & Democracy
YEA
To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.
2017-06-27 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor
YEA
To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.
2017-06-27 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor
YEA
ADVANCE Act
2017-06-26 · Passed · Defense & Veterans, Economy & Labor
YEA
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2842) to provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for TANF recipients, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
2017-06-22 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
2017-06-22 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Government & Democracy
YEA
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
2017-06-22 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Government & Democracy
YEA
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
2017-06-22 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Government & Democracy

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