North Carolina Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler to retire
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Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will not run for reelection after three terms in office.
“This was not an easy decision,” Shuler said. “However, I am confident that it is the right decision. It is a decision I have weighed heavily over the past few months. I have always said family comes first, and I never intended to be a career politician.”
It’s been a brutal couple of weeks for North Carolina Democrats.
Like Rep. Brad Miller (D), who announced his retirement last Thursday, Shuler was dealt a bad hand by a Republican-drawn redistricting map.
Gov. Bev Perdue (D), underwater in polls, also announced last week that she plans to retire rather than face former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory.
Shuler considered running for governor but earlier this week decided against it. He said it was during that decision-making process that he decided to retire.
On Thursday we noted that Shuler, a former Redskins player and an outspoken member of the conservative Blue Dog caucus, got contributions in the fourth quarter of 2011 from just two North Carolinians.
“Heath Shuler’s retirement in this strong Republican seat is another turnover to end his second career in Washington,” said National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Paul Lindsay, “and it is also a cautionary sign of the troubles House Democrats face with Barack Obama on the ballot in November.”
Shulers is the 12th House Democrat to announce his retirement. Another eight are running for other office, leaving 20 open seats for Democrats to defend.
On the GOP side, seven lawmakers are retiring and seven are running for other office, for a total of 14 open seats.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 20, 2012 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jennifer Marsh, Legal Redress Coordinator, 919-682-4700 DURHAM - Today the three judge panel hearing the North Carolina NAACP v. State of North Carolina redistricting lawsuit ruled to deny our Motion for Injunctive Relief and with that ruling put a price on racism. The motion requested that the 2012 election cycle be delayed by 45 days in order to give the court time to...
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- Rep. Harold Brubaker (R-78), member of ALEC Board of Directors[48], Public Sector Chair of the International Relations Task Force[147] and attended the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting[148]
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- Rep. Jerry C. Dockham (R-80), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member
- Rep. Stephen A. LaRoque (R-10), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Linda P. Johnson (R-83), ALEC Education Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Former Rep. Curtis Blackwood (R-68), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member
- Rep. Ric Killian (R-105), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member
- Rep. Ruth Samuelson (R-104), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Jeff Barnhart (R-82), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Julia Howard (R-79), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Tom Murry (R-41), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. William Current (R-109), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member
- Speaker Thom Tillis (R-98), ALEC International Relations Task Force Member, 2011 ALEC State Legislator of the Year[1], attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Justin P. Burr (R-67), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Tim K. Moore (R-111), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Dale Robbins Folwell (R-74), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Daniel F. McComas (R-19), ALEC Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force Member
- Rep. Tim Moffitt (R-116), ALEC International Relations Task Force Member[28] and Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force Alternate, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Hugh Allen Blackwell (R-86), ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Paul B. Stam, Jr. (R-37), ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member, attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Marilyn Avila (R-40), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Jamie Boles (R-52), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. William Brawley (R-103), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Bill Brisson (D-22), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Rayne Brown (R-81), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Bill Cook (R-6), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Kelly Hastings (R-110), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Mike Hager (R-112), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Craig Horn (R-68), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. David Lewis (R-53), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Darrell McCormick (R-92), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Chuck McGrady (R-117), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Bill Owens (D-1), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Mike Stone (R-51), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Sarah Stevens (R-90), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. John Torbett (R-108), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
- Rep. Harry Warren (R-77), attended ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting[148]
Senate
- Sen. Tom Apodaca (R-48), ALEC Education Task Force Member
- Sen. Donald Ray Vaughan (D-27), ALEC Education Task Force Member
- Sen. David Rouzer (R-12), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member