George R. Nethercutt Jr., Who Ousted a House Speaker, Dies at 79 He defeated Thomas S. Foley of Washington State in the 1994 Republican midterm sweep.

George R. Nethercutt Jr., the Spokane lawyer and county Republican chairman who became a national political “giant killer” 30 years ago by defeating the sitting speaker of the House of ...

Those who knew the late George R. Nethercutt Jr. best describe him as a man more concerned with doing good than looking good, who showed courage and kindness during adversity and taught those ...

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 ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: George R Nethercutt Jr. was a Republican Representative for Washington's 5th district with 159 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1994 Video ...

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

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 ...

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.