Former Rep. George Nethercutt, who ousted House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79. The Republican from Washington state was the first candidate to oust a speaker in more than 130 years.

Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash., pauses while speaking in Olympia, Wash., Feb. 3, 2003. Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with little political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of ...

Those who knew the late George R. Nethercutt Jr. best describe him as a man more concerned with doing good than looking good, ... Nethercutt died June 14 at age 79.

SPOKANE, Wash. — George Nethercutt, Jr., a former U.S. House Representative from Eastern Washington, has died. He was 79 years old. Nethercutt, a Republican, won the 1994 election against Tom ...

Former Republican Washington Rep. George Nethercutt passed away Friday at age 79, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Nethercutt’s death was a result of “progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare ...

George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies FILE - Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash., speaks to supporters, May 14, 2004, in Bellevue, Wash., after he officially announced ...

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Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with limited political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley as part of a stunning GOP wave that shifted ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, ... Speaker of the House Tom Foley as part of a stunning GOP wave that shifted national politics to the right in 1994, has died.