Early Political Career
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 2004, Chaffetz was the campaign manager for Utah gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman. Huntsman won the race and after he took office in January 2005, Chaffetz became his chief of staff. In November 2005 Chaffetz left to manage his own company, "Maxtera Utah", a corporate communications and marketing company.
In 2007, Chaffetz was appointed by Governor Huntsman as a Trustee for Utah Valley University. He has also served as its President, a member of the Highland City Planning Commission, and as the Chairman for the Utah National Guard Adjutant General Review.
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