George Nethercutt

George Nethercutt

George R. Nethercutt Jr. (born October 7, 1944 in Spokane , Washington ) is an American politician . Between 1995 and 2005 he represented the state of Washington in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Nethercutt first attended North Central High School in his hometown. He then studied until 1967 at Washington State University , also in Spokane. This was followed by a law degree at Gonzaga University . In 1971 and 1972, Nethercutt worked for the Alaska federal judge Raymond Eugene Plummer . He then served on the staff of US Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska from 1972 to 1977 . In the following years he worked as a private lawyer.

Politically, Nethercutt became a member of the Republican Party . In the 1994 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Democrat Tom Foley on January 3, 1995 , whom he defeated in the election. Nethercutt won that election with 51% of the vote against Foley's 49%. In doing so, he managed to oust the then Speaker of the House of Representatives from Congress . This was only the third time in the entire history of the United States that an incumbent speaker was no longer elected to Congress. The last time that happened was in 1862, when Galusha A. Grow missed re-election.

After four re-elections, George Nethercutt was able to complete five terms in Congress by January 3, 2005. He was a member of the Budget and Science Committee. He was a supporter of the Iraq war in 2002 . In 2004 Nethercutt waived another candidacy for the US House of Representatives. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for election to the US Senate: he was defeated by the Democratic incumbent Patty Murray . After serving in Congress, George Nethercutt and two other former politicians founded the lobbying company Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles . He also set up the George Nethercutt Foundation, named after him , a non-profit foundation that aims to introduce young Americans to politics and business.

Web links

• George Nethercutt in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)