People/Characters Tom Foley
Works (6)
- The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury
- Reckless by Andrew Gross
- On the House: A Washington Memoir by John Boehner
- Work in Progress by Michael Eisner
- The American Speakership: The Office in Historical Perspective by Jr. Ronald M. Peters
- Cincinnati Reds 1984 Media Guide by Cincinnati Reds
Description
| Description | Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House since 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign. Foley's district had become increasingly conservative during his tenure, but he won re-election throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. In the 1994 election, Foley faced attorney George Nethercutt. Nethercutt mobilized popular anger over Foley's opposition to term limits to defeat the incumbent Speaker. After leaving the House, Foley served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fole... |