Congressman Andy Harris has decided to withdraw his name to chair the Republican Study Committee in the wake of the sudden death of his wife.
The Eastern Shore Republican was considered a serious name for chair of the coalition of conservative House members.
But the National Journal reports that he took his name out of the running before the committee began to make its decision.
Harris’s wife of 30 years suddenly died on August 28 just a few days away from her 58th birthday.
National Journal reports that he told his fellow lawmakers that he wanted to tend to his family
