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Jeff Leach | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 67th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jerry A. Madden |
Personal details | |
Born | Plano,Texas,U.S. | June 10,1982
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rebecca Swann Leach |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Allen,Texas |
Alma mater | Plano Senior High School Baylor University (BS) SMU Dedman School of Law (JD) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Website | jeffleach |
Jeffrey Curtis "Jeff" Leach (born June 10,1982) is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for district 67,representing a portion of Collin County.
Leach was born in Plano,Texas and graduated from Plano Senior High School. [1] He attended Baylor University in Waco,Texas. Following graduation from Baylor,Leach earned his J.D. degree from SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas and currently practices with Gray Reed in Dallas. [2]
In 2020,Leach was angered by tweets from a professor at Collin College,within his district,critical of then-Vice President Mike Pence. He reached out to the president of the college and asked if the professor was "paid with taxpayer dollars." In February 2021,Leach prematurely tweeted that the professor had been fired. Nine days later,the college fired the professor. In January 2022,the college offered the professor a large settlement for violating her First Amendment rights. [3]
Leach's seat was targeted by the Texas Democratic Party in 2020; [4] however,Leach defeated his opponent,Lorenzo Sanchez,by a margin of 51.7% to 48.3%,despite Democrat Joe Biden winning the 67th district in the concurrent presidential election. [5]