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John Dukakis (né Chaffetz; born June 9, 1958) is an American former actor, entertainer, music executive, and political aide.
She dropped out of college in 1956 and married John Chaffetz in 1957. [1] [7] They had one son, John. After four years and several moves the marriage ended in divorce, and she returned to Cambridge. [8] Her former husband later remarried and had a son, Jason Chaffetz, who was a Republican Congressman from Utah
John Dukakis: aka ‘Polo’ Dukakis was born John Chaffetz Jr. in San Jose, California but reared in the Boston area. He is the son of Kitty Dukakis and John Chaffetz, a businessman, and the ...
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Jun 16, 2023 · John Dukakis: aka ‘Polo’ Dukakis was born John Chaffetz Jr. in San Jose, California but reared in the Boston area. He is the son of Kitty Dukakis and John Chaffetz, a businessman, and the adoptive son of former Massachusetts Governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis whom his mother married when he was five.
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Chaffetz was born in Los Gatos, California, and raised in California, Arizona, and Colorado. His father, John A. Chaffetz (1935–2012), was a businessman, and his mother, Margaret "Peggy" A. Wood (1942–1995), was a Christian Scientist who later became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ran a photography business. In the ...
Chaffetz became a Republican after meeting Ronald Reagan in 1990, when Reagan visited Chaffetz's employer, Nu Skin, as a motivational speaker. However, his political views had been drifting more to the right even while working for Dukakis. In 2003, Chaffetz applied to be an agent in the United States Secret Servicebut was not accepted because "bett...
Committee assignments
1. Committee on the Judiciary 1.1. Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet 1.2. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security 2. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (chairman) 2.1. Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy 2.2. Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations(chairman) 2.3. Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform
Caucus memberships
1. House Baltic Caucus 2. Congressional Arts Caucus 3. Congressional Constitution Caucus
Chairmanship, House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, 2014–2017
In November 2014, Chaffetz won a four-way race to become the chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He was only the fifth Member of Congress in 89 years to become a full chairman after just three terms. He ran on a promise to emphasize reform, telling Politicothat "the pitch I made to the steering committee is we really have to triangulate the problem if we're actually going to get to reform. In order to fix the problem long term, we can't just be th...
After leaving office Chaffetz became a commentator and author. On July 1, 2017, the day following his official resignation from Congress, Chaffetz became a contributor to Fox News where he serves as a regular guest/host on a variety of programs including Fox & Friends, America's Newsroom, The Faulkner Focus, Outnumbered, America Reports, The Five, ...
Affordable Care Act
Chaffetz has repeatedly voted in favor of repealing the Affordable Care Act.In March 2017 Chaffetz drew criticism for and later walked back on a statement comparing the cost of healthcare coverage to the cost of purchasing an iPhone. In an interview with CNN he said, "So rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care."
Budget and taxation
Chaffetz described Obama's attempts to introduce an inheritance tax on value over $5 million as "one of the most immoral things you can do".
Energy and environment
Chaffetz has expressed his support for "an all-of-the-above energy strategy". Chaffetz rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. In his 2008 stump speech, Chaffetz claimed global warming was a "farce."He has voted in favor of legislation that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. Chaffetz advocates for the sale of millions of acres of publicly owned land to the highest bidder. In January 2017 Chaffetz introduced a bill, the Disposal of Exces...
Jason Chaffetz at CurlieAppearances on C-SPANBiography at the Biographical Directory of the United States CongressJul 20, 1987 · With a doctor’s help, she tried to gradually withdraw from the amphetamines she had begun taking at age 19, three months before her first marriage, to John Chaffetz in 1954.
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Apr 28, 2017 · John's first wife, Kitty, later married Michael Dukakis, and prior to becoming a Republican, Chaffetz helped run Dukakis' 1988 Democratic presidential campaign in Utah.
