Jeff Leach

Jeffrey Curtis Leach, known as Jeff Leach (born June 10, 1982), is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 67, which encompasses portions of Plano, Allen, Richardson, and Dallas in Collin County.

Born and raised in Plano, Texas, Leach graduated from Plano Senior High School and went to Baylor University in Waco, Texas, at which he was elected to serve two terms as student body president.During his time at Baylor he served U.S. President George W. Bush in the White House Office of Political Affairs and at the Republican National Committee, at which he was assigned to work in campaigns for Republicans across the country.Following graduation from Baylor, Leach earned his law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas and currently practices with the Texas law firm, Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C., where he specializes in general civil and commercial litigation, real estate and construction law.

Leach and his wife Becky have three children and are lifelong members of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, where they have served for several years in the Young Families Ministry.

Leach ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives in District 67. After the May 29, 2012 Republican primary, Leach advanced to the July 31, 2012 Republican primary runoff where he defeated Jon Cole. Leach then ran unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

During the 83rd legislative session, Leach authored and passed a provision limiting the expansion of the Texas Medicaid Program under the Affordable Care Act. Additionally, he authored and passed legislation reducing taxes for small businesses subject to the franchise tax, and passed legislation providing tougher penalties for sexual offenders by making the crime of voyeurism a Class B misdemeanor, rather than a Class C misdemeanor.

Leach co-authored House Bill 2, legislation that bans the practice of abortion after 20 weeks gestation.

Leach authored the Texas Gun Ownership Reinforcement Act, which establishes Texas Independence Day (March 2) as a tax holiday for firearms, exempting individuals' purchase of firearms and hunting supplies in Texas from sales taxes.

Leach was elected by his colleagues to serve on the Policy Committee of the Texas House Republican Caucus, which meets regularly during the legislative session to discuss and analyze legislation and to make official policy recommendations to the members of the House Republican Caucus.

Committee assignments

• House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
• House Committee on Urban Affairs
• House Committee on Rules & Resolutions

Bills authored, joint-authored, and co-authored

• Authored and Joint-Authored
• Co-Authored
• Co-Sponsored

• "Free Enterprise Champion" by the Texas Association of Business
• "Courageous Conservative" by the Texas Conservative Coalition
• "Best of Dallas-area's Freshman Class" by Dallas Morning News
• "Top Rated Conservative in the Texas House" by Texas Eagle Forum
• "Taxpayer Champion" by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
• "Best Freshmen Legislator" by Capitol Inside
• "Favorite Legislator" by Plano Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Ben Harris

Leach ran unopposed in the Republican primary in March 2014 and began his second term as the state representative for District 67 on January 13, 2015.

Leach won his fourth term in the general election held on November 6, 2018. With 37,075 votes (51.1 percent), he narrowly defeated Democrat Sarah Depew, who polled 35,425 (48.9 percent).