Some Leach alumni assembled a booklet compiling memories of lessons from his 30 years in Congress, writes Jim Chrisinger.

Greg Ganske, Jim Leach's Republican Iowa colleague in Congress in 2002, reflects on their diverging votes on the Iraq war resolution.

Jim Leach was always gracious to me as the last Democratic candidate he defeated for U.S. Congress back in 2004. Unlike for so many in today’s environment, Jim listened thoughtfully and engaged ...

Iowa and the nation lost a rare public servant this week. And Deba Leach lost her husband, Jim. Former Congressman Jim Leach was a moderate-to-liberal Republican representing an eastern Iowa ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach, who served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa and later headed the National Endowment for the Humanities, died Wednesday. He was 82.

Flags across Iowa were at half-staff Sunday to honor former Congressman Jim Leach, who died Dec. 11, 2024, at the age of 82. Leach served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa and later ...

Some Leach alumni assembled a booklet compiling memories of lessons from his 30 years in Congress, writes Jim Chrisinger.

Former Congressman Jim Leach, a Republican, won his election to the U.S. House in 1976 and went on to represent parts of eastern Iowa for 30 years.

Former eastern Iowa Republican Congressman Jim Leach is trying something new this election cycle — endorsing and voting for Democrats in Congress.

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach, who served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa and later headed the National Endowment for the Humanities, died Wednesday. He was 82. Leach, whose death was ...