LEACH, JIM
R Β· house Β· bioguide L000169
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- FEC candidate id
H6IA01015- Internal id
acb1863b-13a4-4858-9392-6d857bdb0f53- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IA-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 795,370 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $73,764 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,483 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.440 |
| Race | White alone | 87.2% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 29.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.6% |
| Household | Family households | 61.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.32 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $197,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $912 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 74.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.2% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $816 | $9,164 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $491,436 | $533,739 | $8,348 | $0 | $488,332 |
| 2004 | $528,834 | $479,836 | $50,652 | $187,000 | $493,269 |
| 2002 | $748,563 | $780,591 | $1,654 | $167,000 | $576,540 |
| 2000 | $389,098 | $375,143 | $14,301 | $57,000 | $387,471 |
| 1998 | $663,324 | $673,673 | $349 | $97,000 | $555,248 |
| 1996 | $371,594 | $369,864 | $10,701 | $30,000 | $328,590 |
| 1994 | $277,155 | $268,937 | $8,975 | $0 | $257,837 |
| 1992 | $213,649 | $259,804 | $759 | $10,000 | $196,489 |
| 1990 | $115,051 | $87,489 | $46,917 | $0 | $109,665 |
| 1988 | $206,618 | $218,707 | $19,354 | $0 | $188,089 |
| 1986 | $229,607 | $231,937 | $31,443 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $230,609 | $197,835 | $33,773 | $0 | $192,310 |
| 1982 | $230,092 | $231,594 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $232,654 | $235,692 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1982 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1984 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1986 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1988 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1990 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1992 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1994 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 1996 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 2000 general house Β· IA-1 β won
- 2002 general house Β· IA-2 β won
- 2004 general house Β· IA-2 β won
- 2006 general house Β· IA-2 β lost_general
Committees
- IOWANS FOR JIM LEACH β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (27)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Johns Hopkins University | β | wikidata | |
| β | affiliated_with | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Princeton University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Davenport Central High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Harvard University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | IOWANS FOR JIM LEACH | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2009-08-07 | held_position | Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities | β | wikidata | |
| 2005-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-01 | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-01 | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| 1968-01-01 | held_position | Foreign Service officer | β | wikidata | |
| 1966-01-01 | educated_at | London School of Economics and Political Science | β | wikidata |