Heath Shuler

Representative from North Carolina; born in Swain County, N.C., December 31, 1971; graduated from Swain County High School, Bryson City, N.C., 1991; B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 2001; professional athlete; business owner; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2013); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.