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 ...

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 Representatives. He held that office form ...

The measure paved the way for the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, which Leach also opposed. After leaving Congress, Leach endorsed then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, for ...

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 ...