From Utah’s Deseret News:
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT-CD2) plans to resign from Congress. The Utah Republican congressman is expected to announce his departure from the House of Representatives soon, several sources told The Salt Lake Tribune.
U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart plans to resign his seat in Congress. That announcement could come as early as Wednesday morning.
Multiple sources have confirmed to The Salt Lake Tribune that Stewart announced his plan to resign, citing ongoing health issues with his wife. It was unclear what those health issues may be.
This is the last thing that Kevin McCarthy needs and he seeks to salvage anything from his Speakership.
Picking a replacement for the remainder of Stewart’s term will require a special election. Once Stewart officially announces he’s resigning, Gov. Spencer Cox has seven days to set the primary and special election schedule. Under state law, those dates will be the same as this year’s municipal primary and general elections, unless the Legislature appropriates money to hold an election on a different date.
In 2022 Stewart beat Democrat Nick Mitchell by a 60-34 margin in this seat that stretches from Salt Lake City to the SW corner of the state, so this should be a safe hold for the GOP when the special election is finally held.
But aww, this is a double good thing: