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Joseph Heath Shuler

Full Name: Joseph Heath Shuler
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Nikol; 2 Children: Navy, Island
Birth Date: 12/31/1971
Birth Place: Swain County, NC
Home City: Haywood County, NC
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

HR 5912 - Prohibits Public Funding for Political Party Conventions
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

Sept. 19, 2012

HR 3463 - Repeals Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 1, 2011 - Repeals taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions for all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010 (Sec. 101). Repeals ...

HR 359 - Abolishing Federal Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns
Legislation (Yea)

Jan. 26, 2011 - Requires any amount remaining in the fund after the enactment of this bill to be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury, and ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to Chairman Williamson and Commissioners

Oct. 2, 2012 - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) led a group of 18 Members of Congress in sending a letter to International Trade Commission Chairman Irving Williamson, fellow ITC ...

Rep. Shuler Statement on House Bill to Repeal Affordable Care Act

July 11, 2012 - Today U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (D-NC) released the following statement following the vote on H.R. 6079, a bill to repeal in full the Affordable Care ...

Rep. Shuler Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act

June 28, 2012 - Today U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (D-NC) released the following statement following the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act: "Independent of today's Supreme Court ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2008-2011 Global Exchange Percent Loyalty to Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Lobby 14%
2007 League of Women Voters Campaign Finance and Election Issues Score 50%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $558,992.37
Total Spent $322,690.57
Cash On Hand $314,281.76
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2011
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Heath Shuler refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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