Former U.S. Rep. James Leach, who represented Iowa in Congress for 30 years as a Republican before chairing the National Endowment for the Humanities and becoming a University of Iowa professor, died ...

During his 30 years in Congress, he resisted his party’s rightward tilt. He endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and became a Democrat in 2022. By Clay Risen Jim Leach, a soft-spoken, cerebral Iowa ...

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 ...

James Albert Smith Leach, a distinguished American academic, former politician, and influential figure in public policy, passed away on December 11, 2024. He was 82 years old. Born on October 15, 1942 ...