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Daylin Leach (born June 23, 1961) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 17th senatorial district since 2009. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 149th district from 2003 to 2009. On April 2, 2013, he announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district.
Leach is a prominent voice for women's issues and liberal causes in the Pennsylvania legislature. He voted to end the practice of shackling women in the criminal justice system during childbirth, passed legislation to raise awareness of human trafficking and create a hotline for captive workers, and voted to reduce restrictions on abortion clinics. He has called for the acceptance of same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana.
Leach was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Parkland High School in 1979 in Allentown, PA. He received a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 1983 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1986.
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Watch a short recap of Senator Daylin Leach's Medical Marijuana Regulatory-Palooza, a conference organized by Leach as part of a plan to make recommendations to the Wolf Administration regarding implementation of Act 16, Leach’s medical marijuana protocol.
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have legalized some form of cannabis. With aid from a strong force of activists, including the mothers of sick children who would benefit from medical marijuana, Pennsylvania is soon to join the progressive states of our nation, and it could happen as early as September. In the era of Bernie Sanders- a trustworthy presidential candidate, not the lesser of two evils- we’re thrilled to introduce you to another admirable political figure making an impact on our nation, particularly in the lives of Pennsylvania state citizens. To find out what legalized cannabis looks like in Pennsylvania, and for more information on the industry as a whole, please enjoy our interview with State Senator Daylin Leach filmed at the Electric Factory in Philade...
http://tinyurl.com/a9n9kg4 'The Legalize Virus Escapes' [VIDEO] from article by Leaf's cousin, John Wind Bell. Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach to Announce Marijuana Legalization Bill on Monday! WHO:PA State Senator Daylin Leach, (D-Montgomery/Delaware) Neill Franklin, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition David Nathan, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, who teaches and practices general adult psychiatry in Princeton, New Jersey. WHAT: Press conference announcing introduction of Pennsylvania legislation to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. WHERE: Capitol Media Center, Room 1 in the East Wing of the Capitol Building, Harrisburg On Monday, 2:00 pm, February 11th, Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach officially...
Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware), a former lawyer and professor, has been a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly since winning his seat in the House of Representatives in 2002. In 2008, he was then elected Senator of the 17th District. He has served as Minority Chairman of the Judiciary Committee since taking office in the Senate. He also serves on the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Education, Environmental Resources & Energy and Policy committees. Daylin has quickly become known as the leading progressive voice in the Pennsylvania legislature. He has championed countless important causes including marriage equality, repealing the Voter ID law, environmental stewardship, and redistricting reform and campaign finance reform. In recent years he has been proud ...
PA State Senator Daylin Leach speaks about the death penalty and why he has introduced legislation to ban it.
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Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach is interviewed for our documentary, and speaks with us in this segment about the reasons it is so difficult to have legislation passed to protect occupations and professions from casualization and labor exploitation.
To obtain a membership to the Raging Chicken, please click here: http://www.ragingchickenpress.org/support/ I had the opportunity to interview State Senator Daylin Leach on many issues happening in Pennsylvania, which includes: the budget, transportation, right to work and his campaign for a US House Seat.
Recorded on July 1, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.
For this month's Epic Career Tale (http://bit.ly/EpicCareerTales), Karen Huller interviewed PA State Senator Daylin Leach. We are approaching elections, and the buzz around candidates may either spark interest in a political career, or turn people off to a career in public service. Daylin shares his motivation for pursuing this path, and what the highlights and land mines are of this EPIC career.
http://triadstrategies.typepad.com/ http://triadstrategies.com/ For those of you who know Senator Daylin Leach, you know that he is not a man of few words. Consequently, we bring you the third part, of a (hold your breath), six part series of conversations we had with the lawmaker from Montgomery County. In this interview, Senator Leach provides us with his views of Governor Corbett's 2013-14 Executive Budget. Senator Leach applauds Governor Corbett for his efforts on correctional reform, and working with the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the Justice Reinvestment Act and alternatives to prison which will save the Commonwealth significant dollars in this budget. Regarding the remainder of the budget, Senator Leach had a much more negative view. You can hear his thoughts regard...
Our Director of Government Relations, Tom Santanna, sat down this week with Senator Mike Folmer, of Pennsylvania’s 48th district, and author of Senate Bill 3. The Republican Senator Folmer sponsored SB3 with Democratic Senator Daylin Leach and 25 co-sponsors. After easily passing in the Senate with a 40-7 vote, it now rests in the hands of the House. In this interview, Senator Folmer describes how meeting the mothers of children who need medical cannabis led him in becoming a staunch supporter. More at http://pamcs.org