Mormon Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, 62, to RESIGN from Congress over ... trends now

Mormon Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, 62, to RESIGN from Congress over ... trends now
Mormon Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, 62, to RESIGN from Congress over ... trends now

Mormon Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, 62, to RESIGN from Congress over ... trends now

Mormon Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, 62, to RESIGN from Congress over wife's illness: Kevin McCarthy faced with even slimmer majority of four votes after GOP colleague's shock announcement The seat will now go to a special election in the reliably Republican district He did not specify what is wrong with his wife's health. Stewart and his wife Evie have six children together The 62-year-old has been in Congress since 2013 and serves on the House Appropriations Committee and the Intelligence Committee

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Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart announced he will resign from Congress due to his wife's illness on Wednesday, leaving Republicans with an even slimmer majority in the House. 

The seat will now go to a special election in the reliably Republican district. 

The six-term Mormon congressman did not say when he planned to leave office but said it would be 'after an orderly transition can be

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