George R. Nethercutt Jr., Who Ousted a House Speaker, Dies at 79
Briefly

Mr. Nethercutt vowed to serve no more than three terms but reneged on that pledge in 2000 and was re-elected twice more.
After unseating Mr. Foley in 1994, Mr. Nethercutt vowed to serve no more than three terms but reneged on that pledge in 2000 and was re-elected twice more.
His victory was part of the Republican midterm sweep galvanized by Newt Gingrich's Contract With America campaign.
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