| Full Name: | Joseph Heath Shuler |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Nikol; 2 Children: Navy, Island |
| Birth Date: | 12/31/1971 |
| Birth Place: | Swain County, NC |
| Home City: | Haywood County, NC |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Summary
Joseph Heath Shuler
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
H Amdt 1416 - Prohibits Use of Funds in Contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act
Amendment (Yea)
July 19, 2012
H Amdt 1127 - Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Amendment (Yea)
May 18, 2012 - Prohibits individuals associated with al-Qaeda or the Taliban, or who participated in the attacks of September 11, 2001, from being detained without trial if ...
HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
April 26, 2012 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish procedures for sharing cyber threat information with private-sector entities and utilities (Sec. 2). Defines ...
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
More Public Statements
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 ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | American Civil Liberties Union Positions | 0% |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Net Congressional Score | 52% |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Regressive Action Score | 22 |
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 |
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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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart
