Elected 1976 Born: Oct. 15, 1942, Davenport Home: Davenport Education: Princeton U., B.A. 1964, Johns Hopkins U., M.A. 1966, London Schl. of Econ., 1966-68 Religion: Episcopalian Marital Status: married (Elisabeth)

Career:

• Professional: Staff Asst., U.S. Rep. Donald Rumsfeld, 1965-66; U.S. Foreign Svc., 1968-69, 1971-72 (Arms Control & Disarmament Agency); A.A. to Dir., U.S. Office of Econ. Opp., 1969-70; Pres., Flamegas Co., 1973-75; Dir., Fed. Home Loan Bank Bd., Midwest Reg., 1975-76.

DC Office: 2186 RHOB 20515, 202-225-6576; Fax: 202-226-1278; Web site: www.house.gov/leach

State Offices: Cedar Rapids, 319-363-4773; Davenport,319-326-1841; Iowa City,319-351-0789.

Committees:

• Banking & Financial Services (Chmn. of 32 R).
• International Relations (3d of 26 R): Asia & the Pacific.

Group Ratings
	ADA	ACLU	AFS	LCV	CON	NTU	NFIB	COC	ACU	NTLC	CHC
1998	45	56	50	85	30	42	71	89	32	50	33
1997	45	--	38	--	95	52	--	100	60	--	--

National Journal Ratings
	1997 LIB	--	1997 CONS		1998 LIB	--	1998 CONS
Economic	43%	--	56%		52%	--	48%
Social	58%	--	40%		60%	--	38%
Foreign	51%	--	46%		64%	--	31%

Key Votes of the 105th Congress
1. Clinton Budget Deal Y 2. Education IRAs Y 3. Req. 2/3 to Raise Taxes Y 4. Fast-track Trade Y 5. Puerto Rico Sthood. Ref. Y 6. End Highway Set-asides N		7. School Prayer Amend.	N
8. Ovrd. Part. Birth Veto	Y
9. Cut $ for B-2 Bombers	Y
10. Human Rights in China	N
11. Withdraw Bosnia Troops	N
12. End Cuban TV-Marti	N

Election Results
1998 general	Jim Leach (R)	106,419	(57%)
	Bob Rush (D)	79,529	(42%)
	Other	2,260	(1%)
1998 primary	Jim Leach (R)	23,667	(99%)
	Other	140	(1%)
1996 general	Jim Leach (R)	129,242	(53%)
	Bob Rush (D)	111,595	(46%)
	Other	3,759	(2%)

Campaign Finance
1998	Receipts	Receipts from PACs	Expenditures
Jim Leach (R)	$663,324		$673,673
Bob Rush (D)	$467,702	$173,025	$468,465