Rep. Chris Stewart, a Republican from Utah, plans to resign from Congress, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
The newspaper report, citing multiple unnamed sources, said Stewart plans to step down as early as this week due to undisclosed health issues experienced by his wife, Evie Stewart. He had been weighing a possible challenge to Sen. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination next year, the Tribune reported.
Stewart is a retired Air Force pilot who had no previous political experience before winning the seat in 2012. A loyal defender of former President Donald Trump, Stewart is a fiscal conservative and a frequent critic of big government.