Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart
U.S. House, Utah, District 2
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2013-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position	0
Party	Republican
Predecessor	Jim Matheson (D)
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$473,093
Term limits	N/A
Education
High school	Sky View High School
Bachelor's	Utah State University
Military service
Service/branch	U.S. Air Force
Years of service	1984-1998
Personal
Birthday	July 15, 1960
Place of birth	Idaho
Profession	Business Owner
Net worth	$786,002
Religion	Mormon
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Chris Stewart is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Utah. Stewart represents Utah's 2nd congressional district and was first elected to the House in 2012.

Biography

Stewart's parents raised him and his nine brothers and sisters on a dairy farm in Idaho. He took a hiatus from college at Utah State University to work as a Morman missionary in Texas before graduating in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in economics. After serving as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for fourteen years, Stewart went on to become a small-business owner and author of several books. He and his wife, Evie, have six children.

Career

• U.S. Air Force (1984-1998)
• Owner of Shipley Group (2000-present)
• Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Utah District 2 (2012-present)

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Stewart serves on the following committees:

• United States House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Border, Maritime Security
  • Subcommittee on Counterterriorism and Intelligence
• United States House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
  • Subcommittee on Water and Power
• United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Environment - Chair
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

According to Stewart's website, his campaign themes included:

• Medicare: "...implementing free market reforms, the cost of Medicare can be contained while Americans are assured they will have access to quality medical coverage when they enter retirement age."
• Tax code: "The current tax code is unjustifiably complex and unfair. It is designed to benefit those who have the money to pay lawyers and accountants and to disadvantage those who are trying to play by the rules."
• Immigration: "Because of this failure, illegal immigration has become a national security threat."

Elections

2012

See also: Utah's 2nd congressional district elections, 2012

Stewart ran successfully in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Utah's 2nd District. Stewart defeated Jason Buck, Dave Clark, Cherilyn Eagar, Howard Wallack, Chuck Williams, John Willoughby, Milton Hanks, Edward Mayerhofer, Jeramey McElhaney, and Bob Fuehr in the Republican convention. He then won in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Utah, District 2 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris Stewart	62.2%	154,523
	Democratic	Jay Seegmiller	33.5%	83,176
	Constitution	Jonathan D. Garrard	2%	5,051
	Independent	Joseph Andrade	1.2%	2,971
	Independent	Charles E. Kimball	1.1%	2,824
Total Votes				248,545
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Stewart is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Stewart raised a total of $473,093 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 2, 2013.

Chris Stewart's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	US House (Utah, District 2)		$473,093
Grand Total Raised			$473,093

2012

Breakdown of the source of Stewart's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Stewart won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Stewart's campaign committee raised a total of $473,093 and spent $434,660.

U.S. House of Representatives, Utah, 2nd District, 2012 - Chris Stewart Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$473,093
Total Spent	$434,660
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$99,419
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$95,036
Top contributors to Chris Stewart's campaign committee
Every Republican is Crucial PAC	$15,000
American Bankers Assn	$10,000
Merit Medical Systems	$6,250
Xinsurance	$5,500
American Medical Assn	$5,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Leadership PACs	$55,000
Oil & Gas	$38,250
Commercial Banks	$22,750
Retired	$22,600
Misc Business	$15,500

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Stewart missed 1 of 96 roll call votes from January 2013 to April 2013. This amounts to 1%, which is better than the median of 2.1% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Stewart's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $502,004 and $1,070,000. That averages to $786,002, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232.

Personal

Stewart and his wife, Evie Stewart, have six children.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Chris + Stewart + Utah + House

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Chris Stewart News Feed

• "4 Pinocchios" for Rep. Chris Stewart's dishonest statement about climate ... - Climate Science Watch
• Chris Stewart, GOP Climate Change Denier: 'The Science Regarding Climate ... - Huffington Post
• Cherry-picking one survey to discredit a survey of scientists on climate change - Washington Post (blog)
• Stewart on US House's vote for full repeal of Obamacare - Dixie Press Online
• Researchers, hunting for climate consensus, find it among scientists - Environment & Energy Publishing
• ESPN's John Skipper: Chris Broussard Comments Were 'One Mistake' Of Jason ... - Huffington Post
• Utah's Stewart leads climate change hearing - Salt Lake Tribune
• The Oddly Tepid Political Fight Over Global Warming - The Atlantic Wire
• Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: What do we make of Utah's junior senator ... - Deseret News
• Stewart: CISPA does a decent job; cyber intelligence act passes US House - Dixie Press Online

External links

Suggest a link

• Chris Stewart's campaign website
• Official U.S. House website
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile and news at Roll Call
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress.org
• Congressional profile at CongressMerge.com
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Legislation at Congress.gov
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
• Profile at Facebook
• Photostream at Flickr
• Profile at Twitter
• Video Channel on YouTube
• Profile at Wikipedia

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jim Matheson (D)	U.S. House of Representatives - Utah, District 2 2013-Present	Succeeded by '