Jason Chipman

Jason Chipman

Director of Public Policy

jason@libertas.org

Jason directs Libertas' public policy efforts with state government. Before joining Libertas, Jason spent 8 years as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He received bachelor’s degrees in Organizational Leadership from Drury University and Accounting from Central Methodist University. Jason worked for a semiconductor supply company for 14 years before getting elected, wearing many different hats in that time. He also spent 5 years in the US Navy, completing two deployments to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS John F. Kennedy CV-67. Jason and his wife Elane home school their five children and enjoy traveling and hiking.

Jason Chipman's Articles

Ars Technica reports that the federal government is distributing a face scanning app called Mobile Identify to local police.
In a recent decision, a Washington court held that images captured by Flock Safety’s automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras constitute public records.
Utah’s Truth in Taxation model is built on a simple idea: before government reaches into your wallet, it has to tell you why, and give you a chance to speak up. The same principle should apply to surveillance technology
Should Utah police be able to deploy powerful surveillance tech without public debate, or should lawmakers and citizens have a say first?
Utah has nearly 130,000 veterans, but many can’t work in the fields they’re already trained for. This new proposal would fix that.