Story highlights Some DC residents are organizing PACs against Rep. Jason ChaffetzSome are giving money to Republican Damian Kidd, currently Chaffetz's only primary opponentWashington (CNN) Washington, DC residents, upset that a Utah congressman is meddling in their local politics, are using their voices and money -- and setting up a PAC -- to try and help oust him. Rep. Jason Chaffetz represents the 3rd Congressional District in Utah, but residents in the District have a bone to pick with him. He serves as the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, which under the Constitution has the right to block legislation passed by DC's council. Chaffetz did just that last week when the committee tried to overturn the District's law allowing assisted suicide , drawing outrage from local leadership, who say Congress is overstepping its authority to reverse Washington's laws. In response, some DC residents are giving money to Damian Kidd, a Republican lawyer from Utah and currently Chaffetz's only primary opponent.

Source: CNN February 24, 2017 20:26 UTC