The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will not seek re-election to Congress in 2018.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), 50, announced on his personal Facebook page that he would not run for any public office — at least, not in 2018.
“For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives,” he wrote. “I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.”
