{"id":1941960,"date":"2023-06-01T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-to-resign-shrinking-republican-majority\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:23:55","slug":"gop-congressman-to-resign-shrinking-republican-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-to-resign-shrinking-republican-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep to Quit, Reducing Republican Majority."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-congressman-to-resign-shrinking-republican-majority%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1941960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>GOP Congressman Chris Stewart to Resign, Reducing Party\u2019s Majority in House<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0601\/23d7f5d5-9868-4e7a-87e5-cdb5c196be9e\/audio.mp3?length=3960621&#038;duration=330\"><\/div>\n<p>A GOP congressman announced on May 31 that he will resign, a move that will reduce the party\u2019s majority in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt has been one of the great honors of my life to serve the good people of Utah in Congress. My wife and I have made so many dear friends and memories throughout our journey. I can say with pride that I have been an effective leader for my beloved home state, and I\u2019m honored to have played an important role in guiding our nation through some troubled times,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stewart, 62, was first elected in 2012 and won reelection in 2022 with 63 percent of the vote. Before entering Congress, he was a pilot in the Air Force and later became a businessman and an author, including a collaboration with Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City and held captive for months before being rescued.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart\u2019s resignation is due to his wife\u2019s health concerns, which were not detailed in the announcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUtah is losing a dedicated public servant who went to work every day for his district and our nation, and he\u2019ll be sorely missed,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>added Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Colleagues Wish Stewart Well<\/h3>\n<p>Colleagues wished Stewart well, including Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCongressman Stewart has dutifully served our state and Utahns in the Second Congressional District for over a decade. A former Air Force pilot, Chris has consistently worked to safeguard the role Utah plays in our national defense. Ann and I are praying for the Stewart family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) said Stewart \u201chas a clear record of getting things done\u201d and that \u201cCongress is losing a great one.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Majority Will Shrink<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans flipped a number of seats in the 2022 midterms, gaining control of the House after being in the minority for two years. The GOP currently holds 222 seats, which will go down to 221 after Stewart resigns, making it more difficult to pass legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans expect to ultimately hold on to the seat, which is situated in a red district. Democrats have 213 seats in the lower chamber and remain in control of the Senate, with 51 seats. Republicans hold 49.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4321336\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07\/Spencer-Cox-1200x675.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07\/Spencer-Cox-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during an interview at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on March 4, 2022. (Rick Bowmer\/AP Photo)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>What\u2019s Next<\/h2>\n<p>Under a new election law in Utah, Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has to, within seven days of the seat becoming vacant, issue a schedule for a primary and general special congressional election for the vacancy.<\/p>\n<p>The primary has to be held on the same date as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-to-resign-shrinking-republican-majority\/\" title=\"GOP Rep to Quit, Reducing Republican Majority.\">previously scheduled municipal general election<\/a>, presidential primary election, regular primary election, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaskas-special-election-is-a-template-for-how-the-left-wants-to-rig-the-vote\/\" title=\"Alaska\u2019s Special Election Is A Template For How The Left Wants To Rig The Vote\">regular general election<\/a>. The general election also has to align with one of those types of previously scheduled elections.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pa-county-reports-voting-machine-issues-affecting-republican-ballots-dominion-releases-statement\/\" title=\"PA County Reports Voting Machine Issues Affecting Republican Ballots; Dominion Releases Statement\u00a0\">municipal primary election<\/a> is scheduled for August 2022, and the general election is set for November 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) will resign, reducing the GOP&#8217;s majority in the House of Representatives. He announced his decision on May 31 and plans to ensure an orderly transition. Stewart expressed gratitude for serving the people of Utah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":1941961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[6203,5049,8692,14332,7129,3911],"class_list":["post-1941960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-gop","tag-majority","tag-quit","tag-reducing","tag-rep","tag-republican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1941960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1941961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1941960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1941960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1941960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}