[13], During the 101st Congress, Foley presided over the House as it passed a landmark update to the 1963 Clean Air Act, measures protecting persons with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as well as the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. [25] Washington Governor Jay Inslee also released a statement, acknowledging Foley's efforts to reach consensus and emphasize mutual common ground, and his work in the legal system and in Congress. 22Paul D. Ryan was elected Speaker on October 29, 2015, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Speaker John Boehner. In 1958, he began working in the Spokane County prosecutor's office as a deputy prosecuting attorney,[5] and later taught at Gonzaga's School of Law (in Spokane) from 1958 to 1959. 4Elected Speaker on November 15, 1820, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Speaker Henry Clay. Robert A. DeLeo, Massachusetts Speaker of the House House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D-Winthrop) became Speaker at the height of the global economic downturn in 2009. Born in Spokane, Washington, Foley attended Gonzaga University and pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. He was re-elected without significant difficulty until 1978, when in a 3-person race, he won only 48% of the vote. This became a significant issue during the 1992 presidential campaign.[14]. The House speaker said drafting replacement legislation is a plan for the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency. Foley lost in a narrow race. Services were held at St. Aloysius Church at Gonzaga University, as well as in Washington, D.C.[21][22] Speaker John Boehner, and Nancy Pelosi, who had also served as Speaker, issued statements honoring Foley. History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “List of Speakers of the House,” https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers-List/ Nethercutt mobilized popular anger over Foley's opposition to term limits to defeat the incumbent Speaker. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 12:58pm 5Resigned from the House of Representatives on March 6, 1825, to serve as Secretary of State in the presidential administration of John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts. (April 27, 2021), Office of the HistorianOffice of Art and Archives Six years later, January 1987, he was elected House Majority Leader. He joined the state attorney general's office in 1961 as an assistant attorney general. In the 1994 election, Foley faced attorney George Nethercutt. He previously served as Speaker from 1993 to 1999, and Speaker Emeritus from 2000 to 2013. 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