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.

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 ...

David Franker Jim Leach was a scholar and a gentleman. He was a consummate public servant. I had the privilege to work supporting him for over two decades.He served the people of Eastern Iowa as ...

Flags half-staff in Iowa on Saturday to honor former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach. He died on Dec. 11 at the age of 82. In the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are on Iowa. Get updates of all ...

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has died, according to statements shared by several Iowa politicians. He was 82 years old. Leach, a Davenport native, served in Congress as a Republican from 1977 to 2007.

IOWA — Former Iowa congressman Jim Leach, who represented Iowa in Congress for 30 years, has died at the age of 82, reports say. Leach was born in Davenport. He was first elected to Congress as ...

Jim Leach earned the reputation of a statesman, man of principle, and committed public servant. Leach passed away Wednesday at the age of 82, according to Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City.