ASHEVILLE — Outgoing U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler will run Duke Energy’s lobbying operation in Washington after the end of his term, his office and the company said.
Shuler, a Democrat representing in the 11th District in Western North Carolina, will be the company’s senior vice president of federal affairs.
Duke, which merged with Progress Energy this year, is the nation’s largest public utility with 7.1 million customers. It is based in Charlotte.
Shuler will be based in Washington and supervise a staff of about six people, said Tom Williams, the company’s director of external relations.
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scvol12 writes:
Even if it is a past Tennessee great QB I get irritated when congress members leave office to become lobbyists. The whole system is broken and the cozy relationships between lobbyist and congress members is one of the reasons.
Sir_Spanky writes:
Steny looks like he got the old liquor-shine going on. I wish these morons would stay sober long enough to keep from wrecking the country.
AsianView writes:
Haha, Steny does have the booze glow, but still does not match John Boehner's bright red face. Do these guys go to tan salons?
Vol86 writes:
Heath was as good in the NFL as he was in congress.
Theo writes:
Totally agree, they should be prohibited from lobbying for five years after they leave office. This is a disgrace.
straightshooter writes:
And we all know what the lobby for power companies typically push. Lower regulation so they can push up utility rates and lower emission controls so they can pollute more. Not the most godly profession I can think of entering if I had a choice.
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