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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 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 12, 2012 - Extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following ...

HR 5856 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
Legislation (Yea)

July 19, 2012 - Reduces appropriations for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $175 million to $375 million for fiscal year 2013-2014 (Title IX). Appropriates $1.1 billion ...

HR 4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

July 12, 2012 - Authorizes the mining of critical and strategic minerals with a mineral exploration or mine permit on National Forest lands classified as principally recreational (Sec. ...

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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
2010 American Security Council Foundation Positions 44%
2001-2010 Keep America Safe Positions 47%
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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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