George Nethercutt (R)

Resume: 51, lifelong Spokane resident … law degree, Gonzaga University … freshman member of 104th Congress, serving on the Appropriations Committee; lawyer, formerly in private practice in Spokane and Seattle; former chairman, Spokane County Republican Party, coordinator, George Bush campaign, 1992 … former president, Juvenile Diabetes Chapter of Spokane, co-founder Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery … married, two children.

Finances: Raised $451,300 as of June 30, 1996, with $164,000 on hand. Largest donors include AT&T and Service Group of America PACs, and the state Republican Party, all at $5,000.

Why running: “I want to work to cut wasteful spending, make government programs more effective and simplify the tax system to provide tax relief.”

Top priority on taking office: “Focus on the drug problem by introducing legislation that will be a deterrent to drug use by kids.”

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