▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force . ▁Later , ▁Stewart ▁began ▁writing ▁nov els ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Sh i ple y ▁Group . ▁ ▁Stewart ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁His ▁time ▁in ▁Congress ▁has ▁been ▁marked ▁by ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁def und ▁or ▁repe al ▁the ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act ▁( Ob am ac are ), ▁his ▁den ial ▁of ▁climate ▁change , ▁and ▁his ▁vig orous ▁defense ▁of ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁Stewart ▁is ▁def ending ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁election ▁against ▁K ael ▁West on . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Stewart ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Log an , ▁Ut ah , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁da iry ▁farm ▁in ▁Cache ▁Valley . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁retired ▁Air ▁Force ▁pilot ▁and ▁teacher . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Sy bil ▁S . ▁Stewart , ▁was ▁a ▁full - time ▁hom em aker ▁and ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Mother ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Stewart ▁graduated ▁from ▁Sky ▁View ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁entered ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁college , ▁Stewart ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁for ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁Texas . ▁After ▁his ▁church ▁service , ▁Stewart ▁re - enter ed ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1