Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79

George Nethercutt Dies At 79

Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt passed away Monday night at age 79, The AP reported.

Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — 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 national politics to the right in 1994, has died. He was 79. Nethercutt died Friday near Denver of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare, neurodegenerative brain disease, his son said in an email Monday. …

Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79

Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt has died at age 79. Nethercutt was a Spokane lawyer with limited political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley in