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Dennis Leh

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Dennis E. Leh
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 130th district
In office
January 6, 1987[1] – November 30, 2006[2]
Preceded byLester Fryer
Succeeded byDavid Kessler
Personal details
Born (1946-01-04) January 4, 1946 (age 78)
Pottstown, Pennsylvania[3]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseColumbia
Children3 children
ResidenceAmity Township, Pennsylvania
OccupationTool & Diemaker & Small Businessman
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1965—1967
RankSergeant
UnitMilitary 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

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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.[5][6]

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

References

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  1. ^ "SESSION OF 1987 - 171ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). 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. ^ Pennsylvania (2005). The Pennsylvania Manual. ISBN 9780818203046.
  4. ^ "The Pennsylvania Manual". 1994.
  5. ^ a b "Dennis E. Leh (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2006-02-20.
  6. ^ a b "Profile". Official Pennsylvania Republican Caucus Biography. Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus. Archived from the original on 2006-08-16.
  7. ^ Forrester Jr., John D. (April 4, 1994). "Leh proposes death penalty for triple felons". Reading Eagle. p. B1. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
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