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Who Really Represents Iowa?
Meet Your Member: Rep. Jim Leach (IA-02) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
LEACH, James Albert Smith, a Representative from Iowa; born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, October 15, 1942; attended the public schools of Davenport, Iowa; B.A., Princeton University, Princeton. N.J., 1964; M.A., School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., 1966; London School of Economics, 1966-1968; staff, United States Representative Donald Rumsfeld of Illinois, 1965-1966; foreign service officer, United States Department of State, 1968-1969; special assistant to director, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1969-1970; member, Delegation to Geneva Disarmament Conference and United Nations General Assembly, 1971-1972; business executive; United Nations Conference on Natural Resources, 1975; member, United States Advisory Commission on International Education and Cultural Affairs, 1975; director, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1975-1976; delegate, Iowa State Republican conventions 1974, 1976; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-fifth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-present); chair, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Rep. Jim Leach | |
| District | 2 |
| Party | R |
| Term | 15th |
| Next Election | 2006 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 58.92 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 433 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 433 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 433 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 407 out of 433 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 433 out of 433 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 0 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 0 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,482 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 0.2 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 379 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 1,136,921 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 280,415 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 53.60 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $- 239 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 0.0 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡† | $ 72 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡† | $ 0 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡† | $ 64 |