Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz unexpectedly announced Wednesday that he would not run for reelection in 2018 or any other office. The chairman of the powerful House Oversight Committee, Chaffetz also ran for Speaker of the House in 2015 after Rep. John Boehner stepped down.Anticipating people's surprise, Chaffetz said in a Facebook post that "for those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives" and that his decision was the result of "long consultation with my family and prayerful consideration."But Chaffetz was also facing a tougher than usual reelection battle with a potential primary challenge from the Republican mayor of Provo John Curtis. The crowdfunding site CrowdPac has already raised over $11,000 in pledges if Curtis agreed to challenge the congressman.Continue reading on VICE News.