Editing George Nethercutt (section)

==Post-congressional life==
Nethercutt left the House of Representatives at the end of his term in January 2005, but said that he would probably not completely retire from politics. In 2005, he and two other political veterans (former Interior Department deputy secretary [[J. Steven Griles]] and former White House national energy policy director Andrew Lundquist) formed the political lobbying firm Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles, LLC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/jan/31/nethercutt-joins-firm-led-by-ex-cheney-energy/|title=Nethercutt joins firm led by ex-Cheney energy adviser|website=www.spokesman.com|date=January 31, 2005 |access-date=December 17, 2018|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218102036/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/jan/31/nethercutt-joins-firm-led-by-ex-cheney-energy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Griles resigned in 2007, after he pleaded guilty to [[obstruction of justice]] in connection with the [[Abramoff scandal]], the top Bush administration official to do so.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601472.html|title=Judge Orders Prison Time for Ex-Interior Deputy|last1=Grimaldi|first1=James|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=December 17, 2018|archive-date=January 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104054318/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601472.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Nethercutt served as Chairman of Nethercutt Consulting LLC, was of counsel for the law firms of Bluewater Strategies and Lee & Hayes, and was a member of several corporate boards. He was the author of the book ''In Tune with America: Our History in Song''. He wrote a monthly column for ''The [[Pacific Northwest Inlander]]'' newspaper, and recorded radio commentaries for several radio stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.wsu.edu/2010/09/07/ex-congressman-nethercutt-to-address-mba-students/|title=Ex-Congressman Nethercutt to address MBA students|date=September 7, 2010|publisher=WSU Insider|access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>

He was also a board member on the Dutch board of [[JDRF|JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Nethercutt founded The George Nethercutt Foundation in [[Spokane, Washington]]. The Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organizations/spokane-county-wa-washington.asp?spg=7 |title=Spokane County WA – Tax Exempt Organizations and Spokane Washington Non Profit Organizations |access-date=July 18, 2008 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716194507/http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organizations/spokane-county-wa-washington.asp?spg=7 |url-status=live}}</ref> dedicated to fostering civic involvement. The foundation accepts applications from college students who aspire to be Nethercutt Fellows. The Nethercutt Fellowship involves, among other things, a trip to [[Washington, D.C.]] where fellows have the opportunity to see the inner-workings of the United States government.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}