Jeff Leach (politician)

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Jeff Leach
Leach in 2018
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 67th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Jerry A. Madden
Personal details
Born	(1982-06-10) June 10, 1982 (age 42) Plano, Texas, U.S.
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.com

Jeffrey Curtis 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 the Texas law firm, Gray Reed.

Leach specializes in complex commercial and civil litigation, construction law, and real estate.^[1] Leach serves on the Board of Trustees for Houston Baptist University, on the Texas Judicial Council, and as a board member of the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute. In January 2021, he was appointed to serve on the board of directors of the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center.^[1]

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.^[2]

On May 27, 2023, Leach voted for the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.^[3]

Leach and his wife Becky have three children and are members of Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen.

For the 88th Texas legislative session, Leach was appointed Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence as well as a member of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.^[4]

Leach's seat was targeted by the Texas Democratic Party in 2020;^[5] 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.^[6] It was the costliest state house race in the history of Texas.^{[citation needed]}

• "Best Legislator of the Year" by Texas Monthly magazine^[7]
• "Champion of Faith and Family" by Texas Values^[8]
• "Free Enterprise Champion" by the Texas Association of Business^[9]
• "Courageous Conservative" by the Texas Conservative Coalition^[10]
• "Best of Dallas-area's Freshman Class" by Dallas Morning News^[11]
• "Top Rated Conservative in the Texas House" by Texas Eagle Forum^[12]
• "Taxpayer Champion" by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility^{[citation needed]}
• "Best Freshmen Legislator" by Capitol Inside^{[citation needed]}
• "Favorite Legislator" by Plano Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Ben Harris^{[citation needed]}

• Texas House of Representatives page
• Personal website
• Profile at Vote Smart
• District 67 Map Archived 2015-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
• The Texas Tribune - Hot Seat: A Conversation with Leach and Paxton (Video)