Dennis Leh Explained

Dennis E. Leh
State House:Pennsylvania
District:130th
Term Start:January 6, 1987[1]
Term End:November 30, 2006[2]
Predecessor:Lester Fryer
Successor:David Kessler
Birth Date:4 January 1946
Birth Place:Pottstown, Pennsylvania[3]
Party:Republican
Occupation:Tool & Diemaker & Small Businessman
Spouse:Columbia
Children:3 children
Residence:Amity Township, Pennsylvania
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1965 - 1967
Rank:Sergeant
Unit:Military Police Corps

Dennis E. Leh (born January 4, 1946) is a Republican former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was born in Pottstown.[4]

Biography

Leh is a 1964 graduate of Pottstown High School.[5]

He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967, attaining the rank of sergeant in the Military Police Corps.[6]

He completed a four-year Tool and die maker apprenticeship, and worked for Doehler-Jarvis, Farley Industries. He then became the owner of Leh Tool Service, and operated his business for twenty years.

In 1994, he proposed the three-strikes laws against persistent violent offenders.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SESSION OF 1987 - 171ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1. Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 1987-01-06.
  2. Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
  3. Book: The Pennsylvania Manual. 9780818203046. Pennsylvania. 2005.
  4. Web site: The Pennsylvania Manual. 1994.
  5. Web site: Dennis E. Leh (Republican). Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. https://web.archive.org/web/20060220081526/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=130. 2006-02-20.
  6. Web site: Profile. Official Pennsylvania Republican Caucus Biography. Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus. https://web.archive.org/web/20060816001108/http://www.dennisleh.com/?sectionid=3&sectiontree=3. 2006-08-16. dead.
  7. News: Leh proposes death penalty for triple felons. April 4, 1994. John D.. Forrester Jr.. Reading Eagle. October 15, 2013. B1.