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Political Party: Republican
=Congress Person Most Like Me:= The Congress person most like me from Utah would be Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Why I say he most like me because he believes that we should hold citizens for their action and elected officials for how they vote. Another reason why he is most like me is because he supports the Second Amendment, and that "protecting and defending our freedom is the key role of federal government. Why I agree with him is because we, not only those who live in Utah but everyone who lives in the United States, should be held accountable for their action and how they show their part in politics if they want to see the change that they either want to see for themselves, their children, and/or those in the future that will take on the legacy. []

=Five Interesting Facts about my State:= 1.) Utah was first explored for the Spanish by Franciscan Friars Escalante and Dominguez in 1776. 2.) Salt Lake City was discovered in 1824 by Jim Bridger. 3.) Utah became the 45 state in 1848 after the Mexican war. 4.) Salt Lake City Host the Olympics in 2002. 5.) Utah has the world’s largest Dinosaur footprint. =Five Interesting Issues about my State (relating to my topic)= 1.) NO ONE is allowed to own, possess, or have under their control any firearm if they were ever convicted of a crime of violence. 2.) Prohibited from ownership, possession, or control of fire-arms if been given a dishonorable discharge from the armed force. 3.) Prohibited from ownership, possession, or control of fire-arms if an illegal alien (one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living.) 4.) Carrying a loaded gun in a vehicle, bus, or a public street is illegal. 5.) It's illegal to provide a handgun to anyone under the age of eighteen. =Three Issues that are most Important to Me:= Issues that are important to me are: 1.) Alternative Energy 2.) Gun Control 3.) Immigration My position on the issues are that: 1.) We need to find and use renewable resources that doesn't ruin the ecosystem, efficient, and affordable, 2.) We should keep the Second Amendment, but minimize the gun violence and homicides, 3.) And create better border control and stop aliens from coming into our country. =Link to the Bill I'm Sponsoring:= SB2 My illustration of this bill is that this bill "ensures that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale." Why I think people should support this bill is because this keeps a record on those who have criminal background and when they want to buy fire-arms, they would have to go through a background check. =10 Resources:= 1.) "UtahConcealedCarry.Com • Information." //UtahConcealedCarry.Com • Index Page//. PhpBB, 2007. Web. 25 May 2011.  2.) "Utah Gun Control Issue Fact Sheet." //Utah Shooting Sports Council Main Page- Legislative and Other News; Links, Contact Information//. Web. 25 May 2011.  3.) "42 Interesting Facts About Utah." //Southern Utah Vacations//. Web. 25 May 2011.  4.) "Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah (R)- U.S. Congress- Open Congress." //Open Congress//. Web. 25 May 2011. .