Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt Dies at 79

Nethercutt, who unseated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, succumbed to a rare neurodegenerative disease.

George Nethercutt passed away near Denver from progressive supranuclear palsy.
He was part of the 1994 Republican wave that shifted national politics to the right.
Nethercutt served five terms in the House, breaking his initial promise to serve only three.
He later became a lobbyist and founded a civics education foundation.
Nethercutt is survived by his wife, two children, and a granddaughter.