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Congressman Cannon on Cutting Red Tape for Oil congcannon 403 views Congressman Chris Cannon addressing the House about the need to eliminate regulation and start developing Oil Shale now. Oil Shale in the West contains between 3 to 5 time...
Congressman Cannon Defends 2nd Amendment Rights congcannon 704 views Congressman Chris Cannon took to the House floor to defend the right to keep and bear arms on federal lands.
President Bush Thanks Congressman Cannon for 2nd Chance Act congcannon 1,364 views President Bush thanks Congressman Cannon and others at the signing ceremony for Congressman Cannon's "Second Chance Act" legislation.
Congressman Cannon Defeats Trial Lawyer's Fed Land Grab congcannon 93 views Congressman Chris Cannon takes to the House floor to amend the National Land Conservation System Act to prohibit lawsuits against BLM based on how BLM administers lands. U...
Congressman Cannon Blasts Pelosi for Wasting Time & Money congcannon 448 views Congressman Cannon appears on Fox Business Channel blasting Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats for wasting taxpayer time and money on contempt citations when we should be s...
Congressman Chris Cannon Immigration Questioning congcannon 422 views Congressman Chris Cannon questions DHS Secretary Chertoff on Utah's new immigration law.
Congressmen Cannon and Conyers Debate Contempt Citations congcannon 360 views Congressman Chris Cannon and Congressman John Conyers debate the Contempt Citations recently voted on the by the US House of Representatives. Congressman Conyers admits th...
Congressman Chris Cannon Questions AG Mukasey congcannon 165 views Congressman Cannon questions Attorney General Mike Mukasey during the Attorney General's visit to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.
Attorney General Mukasey: 2nd Amendment is a Personal Right congcannon 617 views Congressman Chris Cannon questions Attorney General Mukasey on the DC Gun Ban case before the Supreme Court and asks whether the Attorney General believes, as Congressman C...
Congressman Cannon Applauds Veterans @ Oversight Hearing congcannon 73 views Congressman Chris Cannon stops an attack hearing against America's Veterans and charities asasisting them to acknowledge those veterans in the audience and attempt to refoc...

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Chris Cannon was elected to Congress on November 5, 1996.

Cannon was born in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1950. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree and a law degree from Brigham Young University, he worked in Provo as an attorney for four years.

In 1983, the Congressman was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the lawyer in charge of coal mining reclamation, enforcement and writing the current regulatory scheme. During his tenure, Cannon supervised approximately 100 attorneys working on surface coal mining issues.

In this position, he helped move oversight of coal mine reclamation from the federal government to the states. In 1986, Cannon worked as a consultant to the Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology and Innovation at the Department of Commerce. In 1987, Chris with his brother, Joe, helped purchase and reopen Geneva Steel in Orem, Utah, restoring 2,500 steel worker jobs. In 1990, Chris purchased Geneva's new venture division, now called Cannon Industries, Inc.

In 1992, Chris served as the Utah Finance Chairman and on the National Finance Committee for President George Bush's reelection. From 1991-92, he served as Finance Chairman for the Utah Republican Party. Chris has served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1992 and 1996. In the 1996 election, Chris was one of the five presidential electors.

Congressman Cannon was named Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law at the beginning of the 108th Congress in January of 2003. As chairman, Congressman Cannon oversaw legislation involving bankruptcy reform, privacy, interstate compacts and tort reform. He currently serves as the Ranking Member on the subcommittee.

Additionally, Congressman Cannon is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Congressman Cannon is also a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, serving on the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee.

In January of 2003, Congressman Cannon was elected chairman of the influential Western Caucus, an organization of over 50 Congressmen leading the debate for rational, balanced and sound resource management.

Congressman Cannon married Claudia Fox in 1978. Claudia is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in Elementary Education. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain and Rep. Cannon served as a missionary in Guatemala and El Salvador. They have eight children and reside in Mapleton, Utah.

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