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.

Former Congressman Jim Leach, a Republican, won his election to the U.S. House in 1976 and went on to represent parts of eastern Iowa for 30 years.

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 ...

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.

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.

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. Leach, whose death was ...

Jim Leach, former US representative from Iowa, dies at 82 Dec 11, 2024, 4:29 PM FILE - Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, question panel of witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 15, 2006, in ...