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George Nethercutt

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 5th district
In office 1995–2005
Preceded by	Tom Foley
Succeeded by	Cathy McMorris

Born	October 7, 1944 (1944-10-07) (age 63) Spokane, Washington
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Beth Socha
Religion	Presbyterian

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Born in Spokane, Washington, and a graduate of North Central High School, Nethercutt earned a B.A. in English from Washington State University and a law degree from Gonzaga University. Washington State University ( WSU) is an American public Research university in Pullman, Washington. Gonzaga University is a private Catholic Jesuit university located in Spokane, Washington. He worked as a clerk for Alaskan federal Judge Raymond Plummer. Nethercutt then served as staff council and later chief of staff to Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) before returning to private practice in Washington State. Theodore Fulton Stevens (born November 18 1923 is the senior United States Senator from Alaska, serving since December 24 1968 Specializing in estate and adoption law, he also co-founded the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, a private, not-for-profit institution to help prevent child abuse. Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children

1 Congressional career
2 2004 Senate race
3 Current employment
4 Electoral history
5 References
6 External links

Congressional career

Nethercutt was first elected to Congress in 1994 in a dramatic election in which he unseated the Speaker of the House Tom Foley. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. Thomas Stephen Foley (born March 26, 1929 in Spokane Washington) is an American politician of the Democratic Party This marked the first time a sitting Speaker of the House was unseated since 1860, and only the second to be unseated in U. S. history (the first was William Pennington by Nehemiah Perry). William Pennington ( May 4, 1796 February 16, 1862) was an American Whig Party and early Democratic-Republican This article is about the US Representative from New Jersey For the Jamaican cricketer see Nehemiah Perry. In Congress, he sat on the House Appropriations Committee and the House Science Committee. The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Committee on Science and Technology is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. He had a strongly conservative voting record.

Nethercutt's campaign against Foley included significant attention to Foley's opposition to term limits. Term limits to offices in the United States: Historical background Term limits or Rotation in office, dates back to the American In 1992, Washington state voters had approved a ballot measure limiting the terms of Washington officials, including federal officials such as U. S. Representatives. Foley had brought suit contesting the constitutionality of this limit and won in court. Nethercutt repeatedly cited the caption of Foley's lawsuit — "Foley against the People of the State of Washington" — and promised each time that he would serve no more than three terms in the House.

After Nethercutt's narrow victory over Foley in 1994, he was re-elected in 1996 and 1998. In 2000, when his pledge to serve only three terms would have kicked in, Nethercutt changed his mind and announced his intention to run for re-election again, infuriating term-limits supporters. Nethercutt was nevertheless re-elected in 2000 and in 2002.

2004 Senate race

See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2004

Nethercutt decided to run for U.S. Senate in 2004, hoping to again unseat an incumbent, this time Senator Patty Murray, rather than running for a sixth term in the House. In 2004 Democrat Patty Murray faced Republican Representative George Nethercutt, Libertarian J The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Patricia Lynn Murray (born October 11, 1950) is the senior United States Senator from Washington. Term limits again became an issue in the campaign, as Nethercutt's broken promise to limit himself to three terms in the House was one of the issues that Democratic advertisements focused on.

Nethercutt was also hampered by his lack of name recognition in the more densely populated western part of the state. Washington has not elected a senator from east of the Cascades since Miles Poindexter in 1916. Miles Poindexter was an American Politician. As a Republican and later a Progressive, he served as a United States Representative Other important issues included national security and the war in Iraq. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq Nethercutt supported the invasion of Iraq, while Murray opposed it. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia

Nethercutt was a heavy underdog from the start, and his campaign never gained much traction. In November, he lost by 12 points, receiving only 43 percent of the vote to Murray's 55 percent.

Current employment

Nethercutt left the House of Representatives at the end of his term in January 2005, but has said that he probably will not retire from politics completely. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions For now, he and two other political veterans (former Interior Department deputy secretary J. Steven Griles and former White House national energy policy director Andrew Lundquist) have joined to form the political lobbying firm of Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles, LLC. James Steven "Steve" Griles (born December 13, 1947) was a Coal lobbyist and the Deputy Secretary for the U

Electoral history

Washington's 5th congressional district: Results 1994–2002^[1]
Year	Democrat	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct	3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1994	Thomas S. Foley	106,074	49%	George R. The Fifth Congressional District of Washington encompasses the Eastern Washington counties of Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend The US House election 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8 1994, in the middle of President Thomas Stephen Foley (born March 26, 1929 in Spokane Washington) is an American politician of the Democratic Party Nethercutt, Jr.	110,057	51%
1996	Judy Olson	105,166	44%	George R. The US House election 1996 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 1996 which coincided with the re-election Nethercutt, Jr.	131,618	56%
1998	Brad Lyons	73,545	38%	George R. The US House election 1998 was the midterm Congressional election during President Bill Clinton 's second term Nethercutt, Jr.	110,040	57%	John Beal	American Heritage	9,673	5%
2000	Tom Keefe	97,703	39%	George R. The elections for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 coincided with the disputed election of George W Nethercutt, Jr.	144,038	57%	Greg Holmes	Libertarian	9,473	4%
2002	Bart Haggin	65,146	32%	George R. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Elections for the United States House of Representatives on 5 November 2002 was in the middle of President George W Nethercutt, Jr.	126,757	63%	Rob Chase	Libertarian	10,379	5%

Washington Senator (Class III) results: 2004^[1]
Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
2004		Patty Murray	1,549,708	55%		George R. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889. Class 1 The United States Senate election 2004 was an election for one-third of the seats in the United States Senate which coincided with the re-election of George Patricia Lynn Murray (born October 11, 1950) is the senior United States Senator from Washington. Nethercutt, Jr.	1,204,584	43%		J. Mills	Libertarian	34,055	1%		Mark B. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Wilson	Green	30,304	1%

References

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External links

Preceded by Tom Foley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 5th congressional district 1995–2005	Succeeded by Cathy McMorris Rodgers

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as Thomas Stephen Foley (born March 26, 1929 in Spokane Washington) is an American politician of the Democratic Party These are tables of congressional delegations from the state of Washington to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. The Fifth Congressional District of Washington encompasses the Eastern Washington counties of Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Cathy McMorris Rodgers (born May 22 1969) is a Republican politician from Washington.