GOP Rep. Steve Stivers resigns to run Ohio commerce chamber

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FILE - In this March 23, 2017, file photo, Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Stivers says he'll leave Congress in May 2021 to run his home states chamber of commerce. Stivers has been serving in the House since 2011 and had been viewed as a potential candidate to run for the seat held by retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio. Instead, Stivers is leaving Congress effective May 16. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)