The Blue Dog Coalition is made up of politicians.
The Blue Dog Coalition , commonly known as the Blue Dogs or Blue Dog Democrats , is a caucus of United States Congressional Representatives from the Democratic Party who identify as conservative Democrats . Joseph Heath Shuler ( born December 31 , 1971 ) is an American businessman , former NFL quarterback and former U.S. Representative for from 2007 to 2013 . Douglas Carmichael `` Mike '' McIntyre II ( born August 6 , 1956 ) was first elected to represent North Carolina 's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996 .