James Albert Smith (Jim) Leach (born October 15, 1942), American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd district of Iowa in the state's east central and southeast area from 1977 to 2007 (previously the 1st district from 1977–2003). Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ... James Allen Jim Nussle (born June 27, 1960, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American politician. ... David Loebsack (born December 23, 1952) is the Congressional Representative for the 2nd District of Iowa in the United States House of Representatives. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Map The 2nd Iowan Congressional District generally covers the most of the southeastern part of the state (map), some important cities in the district include Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Leach was born in Davenport, Iowa, and won the 1960 state wrestling championship at the 138-pound weight class for Davenport High School. He was educated at Princeton University (where he became a member of The Ivy Club), Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Economics, and was a foreign service officer with the Department of State, a member of the U.S. delegations to the Geneva Disarmament Conference and the United Nations General Assembly, a business executive and director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board before defeating two-term Democrat Edward Mezvinsky in the 1976 elections. He was reelected 14 times from a district that included most of Iowa's share of the Quad Cities. Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States of America. ... The Ivy Club, founded in 1879, was the first eating club at Princeton University. ... The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ... Mascot Beaver Affiliations University of London Russell Group EUA ACU CEMS APSIA Golden Triangle Website http://www. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... The Disarmament Conference of 1932-34 (sometimes World Disarmament Conference or Geneva Disarmament Conference) was an effort by member states of the League of Nations, together with the U.S. and the Soviet Union, to actualise the ideology of disarmament. ... The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ... The Federal Home Loan Banks are an essential source of stable, low-cost funds to financial institutions for home mortgage, small business, rural and agricultural loans. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... ‘’’Edward (Ed) Mezvinsky’’’ (born January 17, 1937) was an American Democratic U.S. representative, serving two terms, from 1973-77 for Iowa’s 1st District. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The I-74 Bridge, connecting Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities. ...

According to personal finance disclosure reports released in 2002, Leach owns between $3.1 million and $14.2 million of stocks, mutual funds and farmland. This includes between $167,000 and $430,000 worth of stock in Lee Enterprises (which owns newspapers in Davenport, Waterloo, Muscatine, Mason City and Sioux City, Iowa) and between $2,002 and $30,000 worth of stock in Gannett Co. Inc., which owns the Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register (Iowa City Press-Citizen and Muscatine newspapers are in his congressional district). Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. ... Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ... Sunrise over Mississippi River in Muscatine Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. ... Mason City is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. ... Sioux City (IPA: ) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. ... Gannett Company, Inc. ... The Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. ...

Leach was consistently one of the most liberal Republicans in the House. He favors abortion rights and gay rights. On October 10, 2002, Leach was among the six House Republicans who voted against authorizing the invasion of Iraq. He supports strong environmental measures. He was the only House Republican to vote against the 2003 tax cut. This article discusses the history and development of various notions of liberalism in the United States. ... The morality and legality of abortion are controversial topics. ... The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also... The subject of this article is the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...

Leach's mix of social liberalism and fiscal conservatism served him well in one of Iowa's most Democratic districts. The 1st became even more Democratic after redistricting in 2000, in which his district was renumbered as the 2nd District (it had been the 1st for most of the time since Iowa joined the Union). His hometown of Davenport was moved to Jim Nussle's 1st District, formerly the 2nd District. Rather than challenge Nussle in a primary (in which case the 2nd would have almost certainly gone Democratic), Leach moved to Iowa City in the reconfigured 2nd. In 2002 he faced his closest contest up to that point, winning by only four percentage points. The process known as redistricting in the United States and redistribution in many Commonwealth countries is the changing of political borders (in many countries, specifically the electoral district/constituency boundaries) usually in response to periodic census results. ... James Allen Jim Nussle (born June 27, 1960, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American politician. ... Iowa City is a city located in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,220. ...

Leach is a member of many moderate/liberal Republican groups such as the Republican Main Street Partnership (which supports Stem-cell research) The Republican Majority For Choice and Republicans for Choice (both support upholding Roe v. Wade), Republicans for Environmental Protection and Its My Party Too. The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of social liberals and moderates in the United States Republican Party. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... Republicans for Choice, an organization based in the Washington, DC area (Headquarters: 2760 Eisenhower Ave, Suite #260, Alexandria, Virginia 22314) is a political action committee (PAC) composed of members of the United States Republican Party who support legalized abortion. ... Holding Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due process rights. ... Republicans for Environmental Protection (or REP America), is a national organization of Republican voters formed in 1995 with the stated purpose of educating and advocating environmental issues and supporting efforts to conserve natural resources and protect human and environmental health. ...

During the mid 1990s, Leach played a pivotal role in the House's investigation of the Whitewater scandal. He added his credibility as a moderate Republican to efforts to investigate Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. He voted for two of the articles of impeachment. The Whitewater Controversy (also called the Whitewater scandal or simply Whitewater) was an American political controversy concerning the real estate dealings of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates in the Whitewater Development Agency during the 1970s and 1980s. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ...

Despite having served on then-Congressman Donald Rumsfeld's staff in the mid-1960s and later working with both Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney in the Nixon administration, Leach had been one of the few Republicans in Congress reluctant to support continued expansion of the US military role in Iraq. [1] Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a U.S. Republican politician and businessman, who was the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ...

Leach is a member of Parliamentarians for Global Action and opposed U.S. withdrawal from compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in 1985[2]. Parliamentarians for Global Action is an organization of more than 1,300 legislators from more than 114 countries. ... The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; French: ) is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

In Congress, Leach was a powerful figure; he formerly served as chairman of the Financial Services committee and the Chairman of the International Relations committee's Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Meeting of the House Financial Services Committee The House Committee on Financial Services oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. ... The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs (also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which is in charge of bills and investigations related to the foreign affairs of the United States. ... The U.S. House Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment is a standing subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee. ...

Jim Leach, after poll results came in, greeting the press on election night 2006. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 459 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (802 × 1047 pixel, file size: 207 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Jim Leach, after poll results came in, greeting the press on election night 2006. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 459 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (802 × 1047 pixel, file size: 207 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Jim Leach, after poll results came in, greeting the press on election night 2006. ...

2006

In the 2006 elections Leach was defeated by David Loebsack, a political science professor at Cornell College whose stepson was serving in Iraq.^[1] Leach had, himself, as recently as January, 2006, taught occasional political science courses at Cornell College as a visiting professor. President Bush meets with Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer (then House Minority Leader and Minority Whip, respectively) at the Oval Office in the White House. ... David Loebsack (born December 23, 1952) is the Congressional Representative for the 2nd District of Iowa in the United States House of Representatives. ... This article is about the liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. ...

After his defeat for reelection in 2006, his name floated as a potential replacement to John Bolton as Ambassador to the United Nations. On December 8, 2006 Leach's House colleagues Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) and Jim Walsh (R-New York) sent a letter to President Bush urging the President to nominate Leach for the post. However, the nomination instead went to the United States Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad. There are several people named John Bolton, including: John Gatenby Bolton – British-Australian astronomer (1922–1993) John R. Bolton – U.S. politician and diplomat U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (2005-current) (b. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Earl Blumenauer (born August 16, 1948) is a Democratic U.S. representative from Oregon, representing the 3rd congressional district. ... James Thomas Jim Walsh (born June 19, 1947) is an American politician from New York State, currently representing the states 25th Congressional District (map) in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. ... This is a list of United States ambassadors, or lower-ranking heads of a diplomatic mission to Iraq. ... Dr. Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (Pashtu/Persian: ‎ ) (born 22 March 1951) is the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. ...

He will join the faculty of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton for a three-semester appointment through June 2008 as the John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs and Co. Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs, beginning in February. Robertson Hall, which houses the Woodrow Wilson School. ...

Internet Gambling Ban

In September 2006, working with Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, Leach was a major supporter of H.R. 4411 — The Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act^[2] . This amendment to the Safe Port Act was passed at midnight the day Congress adjourned before the 2006 elections. It has been said that prior to it being added to the bill, the gambling provisions had not been debated by any Congressional committee. ^[3] However, the intent of H.R. 4411, was debated thoroughly in previous sessions of Congress and hearings on this bill were held in the 109th session of Congress, both in the Senate and the House of Representatives.^[4] This page is about the current Arizona Senator; for his father, a U.S. Representative from Iowa, see John Kyl; for a U.S. Representative from Mississippi with a similar name, see John Kyle. ... The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, Pub. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The 2006 United States midterm elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. ... A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not been ratified, adopted, or received assent. ... A Congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress). ...