Nethercutt was elected to the House in 1994 in a dramatic election in which he unseated the Speaker of the House Thomas S. Foley; it was the first time a sitting Speaker of the House was unseated since 1860.
Nethercutt was elected to the House in 1994 in a dramatic election in which he unseated the Speaker of the House Thomas S. Foley. It was the first time. A sitting Speaker of the House was unseated since 1860 the first time.