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Chaffetz
Chaffetz is a variation of the surname Heifetz. Notable people with the surname include: *Jason Chaffetz Jason E. Chaffetz (; born March 26, 1967) is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until his resignation in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017. Ch ... (born 1967), American politician * Hammond Chaffetz (1907–2001), federal prosecutor and partner at Kirkland & Ellis See also * Chaifetz {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Chaffetz
Jason E. Chaffetz (; born March 26, 1967) is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until his resignation in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017. Chaffetz came to prominence in 2015 for his extensive investigations into Hillary Clinton. He rescinded his endorsement of Donald Trump in early October 2016 but expressed his intent to vote for him three weeks later. Having investigated Clinton and the Obama administration extensively, Chaffetz drew criticism after the 2016 election for declining to investigate certain potential conflicts of interest relating to President Donald J. Trump, and that of other individuals involved in his 2016 presidential campaign and subsequent presidential administration. He resigned from office in 2017, six months into his fifth Congressional term, and has since been a commentator, Fox News contributor, and author. In 2021 Chaffetz joined the Government Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammond Chaffetz
Hammond E. Chaffetz (July 9, 1907 – January 12, 2001) was a federal prosecutor and partner at Kirkland & Ellis. He helped turn the law firm into one of America’s largest law firms. Early life Born in Massachusetts, Chaffetz graduated from Harvard Law School in 1930. Career He joined the U.S. Department of Justice, where he became a Special Assistant to the Attorney General, pioneering federal antitrust prosecution policies later upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in ''United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.'' Chaffetz had been recommended for the position by one of his Harvard Law School professors, future U.S. Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter. Frankfurter, however, had also recommended one of Chaffetz's classmates, future accused Soviet spy Alger Hiss, for the same position, and it was Hiss's decision to withdraw that Chaffetz believed opened the position to him. His victory over 16 oil companies in a price-fixing conspiracy soon caught the attention of Weymout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heifetz
Heifetz is a Jewish surname from Belarus and Lithuania. It derives from Hebrew חפץ (chefets; "delight" "pleasure"). It is unrelated to the similar-sounding Arabic name حافظ (Hafez or Hafiz; guardian, protector). It is also spelled Chafets, Chaffetz, Chaifetz, Cheifetz, Chejfec, Chofets. It may refer to: * Ze'ev Chafets, American-Israeli author and columnist * Jason Chaffetz (born 1967), a U.S. Representative from Utah * Hammond Chaffetz (1907–2001), a U.S. federal prosecutor and partner at Kirkland & Ellis * Jill Chaifetz (1964–2006), an American lawyer and children's rights advocate * Sergio Chejfec (1956–2022), an American-Argentine writer. * Jonathon Hafetz, American lawyer and writer * Daniel Heifetz (born 1948), concert violinist and founder of the Heifetz International Music Institute (brother of Ronald Heifetz, Ronald L. Heifetz) * Danny Heifetz, American musician, percussionist, grandson of Jascha Heifetz * Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987), Lithuanian-born American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |