As UtahPolicy.com first reported in April, Fox News Channel has hired Jason Chaffetz, starting July 1.
In a statement, Fox News says they have hired the soon-to-be former congressman to provide political analysis on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.
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— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) June 28, 2017
Chaffetz will step down from Congress on June 30.
In an interview with The Hill: Chaffetz acknowledged that money partially drove his decision to leave Congress early.
“I mean, look, we’re paid a very handsome salary, but our home is in Utah. I didn’t move to Washington, D.C. I sleep in a cot in my office,” Chaffetz said on Fox News.
“And faced with another 100 to 200 nights a year where my wife’s by herself in Utah and I’m in a cot in Washington, D.C. – as nice as the salary is – I can’t afford to have two places and have a quality of life I’d like to have at this point,” he said.
“If you’re not a multimillionaire, you got dozens and dozens of us that can’t afford two mortgages, kids in college and other types of things,” he said. “It’s very expensive in Washington, D.C.”
A recent UtahPolicy.com poll found that most Utahns support Chaffetz’s decision to leave Congress before his term finishes next year.
