Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows officially resigned from Congress on Monday, more than three weeks after he was chosen to be President Donald Trump's new chief of staff.
Meadows, R-North Carolina, who announced in December that he would not seek re-election in 2020, was tapped for his new post by Trump on March 6, NBC News reports.
The resignation was effective at 5 p.m. Monday, and he will start his new role Tuesday, his spokesman said.
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"Serving the people of North Carolina's eleventh congressional district for these last seven years has been the honor of my life," Meadows wrote in a resignation letter. "I will forever be grateful for the opportunity."
