This is an accepted version of this page Christopher Douglas Stewart (born July 15, 1960)[1] is an American politician, author, and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2023.

Stewart formally announced on May 31, 2023, that he intended to resign from Congress to focus on helping take care of his wife's health issues.

[5] Stewart graduated from Sky View High School in 1978 and entered Utah State University that year.

After his church service, Stewart reentered Utah State, and in 1984 earned a degree in economics from its College of Business.

In 1995, Stewart was awarded the Mackay Trophy for "significant aerial achievement" for the combat capability operation known as Coronet Bat.

His book Seven Miracles That Saved America was chosen as "Book of the Month", and The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World became a New York Times Bestseller within two weeks of publication and was selected for the National Communications Award by the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge.

The Miracle of Freedom was endorsed by radio/talk show host Glenn Beck, who has been credited for making the book a bestseller.

[1] Stewart won the general election with 62% of the vote, defeating Jay Seegmiller, and took office on January 3, 2013.

In the 2014 election, Stewart was challenged by Luz Robles, a state senator and vice president of Zions Bank.

Robles suspended campaigning for two months to serve as caregiver for her daughter and mother, who were seriously injured in a car accident.

Analyst Kelly Patterson attributed this to a low amount of media coverage that would boost Stewart's name recognition.

[34] In 2016, Stewart introduced a bill to allow unused Ebolavirus funding to research and combat the Zika virus.

[36] According to his website, since arriving in Congress, Stewart "consistently supported efforts to defund and repeal Obamacare."

[47] During the 2012 campaign, Stewart stated "we can't continue to have 1.2-, 1.3-, 1.4-trillion-dollar deficits for the foreseeable future and just pretend that that's not going to matter, because it will.

[50] In 2015, he expressed his disagreement with Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the Supreme Court held that same-sex marriage bans violate the constitution.

"[54] According to Ellen Weintraub, the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, it is illegal for a campaign to accept anything of value from a foreign person or entity in regard to a U.S.

[55] According to political polling and reporting website FiveThirtyEight, Stewart's votes aligned with Trump's positions about 95% of the time.

[56] Stewart was reportedly under consideration to serve in the Trump administration as acting Director of National Intelligence,[57] but Richard Grenell was chosen instead.

Addressing an audience at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, Stewart compared him to fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, saying, "if some of you are Donald Trump supporters, we see the world differently, because I can't imagine what someone is thinking.

"[59] After Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of the Mueller Report, Stewart released the following statement: Mr. Mueller conducted a detailed and thorough investigation that mirrors what we found in the House Intelligence investigation—no collusion or conspiracy between the Trump Campaign and Russia.

[61] After the report's release, Stewart accused the "former leadership" of the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the CIA of "astounding" corruption, without providing any details or supporting evidence.

[66] He called for Adam Schiff, the chair of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to recuse himself from the investigation of Trump's dealings.

[70][71] The PACT ACT which expanded VA benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service, received a "nay" from Stewart.