The Conservative Frontmebeli today endorsed Jason Chaffetz for Utahs’s 3rd congressional district over incumbent Chris Cannon and former Juab County prosecutor David Leavitt.

Chaffetz is know for his role as campaign manager in Jon Huntsman’s successful bid for the governor’s seat in Utah. Chaffetz later was named Gov. Huntsman’s Chief of Staff. During that time, Chaffetz was instrumental in engineering the end of the standoff between the state government and environmental activist groups over Utah’s Legacy Highway.

Chaffetz recently criticized Gov. Huntsman’s positions on Global Warming, calling the climate hype “a farce.”