"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.
Jim Leach, who represented Eastern Iowa in Congress for 30 years and later developed a close relationship with the University of Iowa, where he served on the law school faculty, died Wednesday at 82.
Jim Leach, a Davenport native who represented Iowa in congress for 30 years, has died at the age of 82. Leach was first elected to the U.S. House in 1976 and rose to be Republican chairman of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
FILE - Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, question panel of witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 15, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP ...
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.