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

Jim Leach, who represented Iowa in Congress for 30 years, has died at 82. Leach served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 2007 as a Republican, a tenure rivaled only by two other U ...

He endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and became a Democrat in 2022. By Clay Risen Jim Leach, a soft-spoken, cerebral Iowa Republican who spent three decades in Congress tirelessly lofting the banner ...

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 confirmed by an Iowa ...

Jim Leach, an Iowa Republican who served three decades in the U.S. House, broke party ranks by opposing the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and later served as head of the National Endowment for ...

tweaking" -- And that they'll get it done next year. Today, flags across the state were at half-staff to honor Jim Leach. The former Iowa Congressman passed away on Wednesday. KCCI's Amanda Rooker ...

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.

Jim Leach, Former US Representative From Iowa, Dies at 82 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 ...

"Sad to hear of the passing of former Congressman Jim Leach, a true statesman who represented Iowa in Congress for 30 years and was known for his bipartisan efforts," Miller-Meeks wrote.