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Former Congressman Heath Shuler eyeing return to politics
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| Contributor | EastTexasDem |
| Last Edited | EastTexasDem Dec 21, 2019 01:18pm |
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| Author | David Thompson |
| News Date | Friday, December 20, 2019 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former North Carolina Congressman Heath Shuler said Friday that he was contacted by Democrats and Republicans to run for Mark Meadows' open seat in Congress but has declined the offer and instead pointed toward a political run in 2024.
Meadows, a staunch conservative who has grown in national prominence since his election in 2012, announced on Dec. 19 that he will retire after representing Western North Carolina in Congress for four terms.
Shuler declined to share the names of the members of Congress who contacted him but said they told him "they don't care what side you run on, but to get up here."
A former NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins who played college football at Tennessee after graduating from Swain County High, Shuler represented the 11th congressional district from 2007-13 and was a member of the self-described "Blue Dog" Democrat coalition. He is currently a volunteer assistant football coach at Christ School, a private high school where his son, Navy, attends.
Shuler told the Citizen Times that he would run as a Democrat and is considering a bid for Congress, the Senate and even governor. |
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