Jim Leach, former Iowa congressman, dies

Jim Leach, former US representative from Iowa, dies at 82
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has died at age 82. He served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa. He later headed the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Longtime Iowa Congressman Jim Leach, Davenport native, dies at 82
Davenport native and former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach has died at the age of 82, according to our sister station, WHO-TV. WHO reports that Leach, who represented Iowa in Congress for 30 years, was born in Davenport.
Iowa mourns the loss of U.S. Congressman Jim Leach, 82
Long time Iowa Congressman Jim Leach has reportedly passed away.The 82-year-old was a Davenport native and served for thirty years in the U.S. House of Represen
Longtime Congressman Jim Leach dies
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Longtime Congressman Jim Leach has died. He was 82 years old. The Davenport-native served 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977-2007. The Republican broke from his party in 2008 when he endorsed Barack Obama instead of John McCain for President.
Former Iowa congressman Jim Leach dies
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Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach, among the longest-serving Iowa congressmen, dies at 82
Former Governor of Massachusetts, Bill Weld, left and former U.S. Rep. from Iowa Jim Leach, appeared together as Weld campaigned against President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for president at the Hotel Blackhawk on Jan. 10. Jim Leach, who represented Iowa in Congress for 30 years, has died at 82.
'He embodied civility': Former US Rep. Jim Leach, who served Iowa for 30 years, dies at 82
Leach, a Republican, won election to the U.S. House in 1976 and went on to represent parts of eastern Iowa in Congress for 30 years.
Former Congressman, longtime UI supporter Jim Leach dies
Representing eastern Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives for three decades, Leach developed a close connection to the UI, eventually serving as a faculty member in the College of Law and as interim director of the Stanley Museum of Art.
Former Iowa Congressional representative Jim Leach dies at 82
Former U.S. Rep. James Leach, a Republican who represented southeast Iowa in Congress for 30 years, died at 82 on Wednesday. Leach, who was born in Davenport, was first elected to represent southeast Iowa in 1977 and served until 2007 after he was ousted from the seat by Democrat Dave Loebsack in the 2006
Jim Leach, among the longest-serving Iowa congressmen, dies at 82
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, a tenure rivaled only by two other U.S. representatives in Iowa history. Only Iowans Neal Smith at 36 years and Gilbert Haugen 34 years served longer than Leach.
Jim Leach, former Iowa congressman, dies at age 82
Jim Leach, former Iowa congressman, dies at age 82
Former US Rep. Jim Leach, who represented Iowa in Congress for 30 years, dies at 82
Leach, a Republican, won election to the U.S. House in 1976 and went on to represent parts of eastern Iowa in Congress for 30 years.
Unique life: Wrestler to politician to professor
Jim Leach, a former Iowa congressman for 30 years, died Wednesday.