George Nethercutt, a former U.S. Representative known for defeating House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, has passed away at the age of 79. Nethercutt, a Spokane lawyer with little political experience, was part of a GOP wave that shifted national politics to the right in 1994. He died near Denver from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative brain disease.
George Nethercutt Jr., who as a first-time candidate for Congress in 1994 defeated Thomas Foley of Washington State, making Mr. Foley the first House speaker to be ousted by voters since the Civil War era, died at 79. https://t.co/aXyy9Fsi3R
RIP to a low-key man once known as a political ‘giant killer.’ I covered his 2004 race against Dem Sen. Patty Murray. He was always friendly and approachable. AP: Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79 https://t.co/h3sGmLwAdO
George R. Nethercutt Jr., who as a first-time candidate for Congress in 1994 defeated Thomas S. Foley of Washington State, making Mr. Foley the first House speaker to be ousted by the voters since the Civil War, died on Friday. He was 79. https://t.co/4x18aIz822
Nethercutt died Friday near Denver of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare, neurodegenerative brain disease, his son said in an email Monday. More here: https://t.co/Nig99tLLCe
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Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who 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 at age 79. https://t.co/iq9rYyu62u
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 national politics to the right in 1994, has died. He was 79. https://t.co/YJ2L6llZ5U
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