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Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
« on: April 20, 2017, 04:34:46 pm »
Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
By Cristina Marcos - 04/20/17 11:49 AM EDT

House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who stunned Washington with an announcement that he is not running for reelection, might not even finish his remaining term.

Chaffetz told KSL News Radio’s Doug Wright that he may not finish out his full term through 2018. But he said he’s still debating the decision amid uncertainty over how Utah would establish a process to replace him early.

"I will continue to weigh the options, but I might depart early," Chaffetz told the Utah radio host on Thursday.

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Re: Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2017, 04:36:27 pm »
Odd...  :shrug:
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Re: Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2017, 04:38:24 pm »
Quote from: Millee on April 20, 2017, 04:36:27 pm
Odd...  :shrug:

The article says he might run for Governor in 2020.  Maybe he wants to stay out of Washington.
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Re: Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2017, 04:47:24 pm »
Wow. Well this changes things a bit... usually an early departure signals health issues of some sort, either with him or someone close to him maybe?
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Re: Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2017, 07:22:06 pm »
Quote from: Ghost Bear on April 20, 2017, 04:47:24 pm
Wow. Well this changes things a bit... usually an early departure signals health issues of some sort, either with him or someone close to him maybe?

Even though the article states something about him running for governor in 2020 ... leaving his house seat early doesn't exactly look good, so I tend to agree with you, that either he or someone he's close to has health issues.
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Re: Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2017, 08:26:37 pm »
He really wants out of there. I wonder what happened.
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Re: Chaffetz considering early departure from Congress
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2017, 11:01:35 pm »
Quote from: geronl on April 20, 2017, 08:26:37 pm
He really wants out of there. I wonder what happened.

Well, if not for health reasons, then perhaps he's been threatened?  "Politico" is reporting that the reason is not due to a scandal and the "Hill" is reporting he wants to return to the private sector.  Still, very odd for him to leave without finishing out his term.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/20/jason-chaffetz-utah-retire-scandal-237423

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/329813-jason-chaffetz-is-already-looking-for-a-new-job
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