Three Leach alumni, Sally Narey, Ken Ruberg, and Gary Reed recently assembled a booklet featuring Leach’s staff and our memories from Jim’s 30 years in the House of Representatives. In it, we ...

When Jim Leach recently passed away from a heart attack and stroke at the age of 82, Iowa lost a great representative of the state and a patriot. Jim was my good friend in Congress from whom I ...

And Deba Leach lost her husband, Jim. Former Congressman Jim Leach was a moderate-to-liberal Republican representing an eastern Iowa congressional district from 1977 until 2007.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

When Jim Leach recently passed away from a heart attack and stroke at the age of 82, Iowa lost a great representative of the state and a patriot.