Daylin Leach

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Daylin Leach
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania State Senate District 17
Elections and appointments
Last election

June 2, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Temple University

Law

University of Houston, 1983

Personal
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Attorney
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Daylin Leach (Democratic Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office in 2009. He left office on November 30, 2020.

Leach (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 17. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.

Leach served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008.

Biography

Leach (b. 1961) earned his B.S. in political science from Temple University and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. His professional experience includes working as the host of a political debate show, as an attorney and as a part-time professor.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Leach was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary, Minority chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Leach served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Leach served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Leach served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Leach served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 17

Amanda Cappelletti defeated Ellen Fisher in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amanda Cappelletti
Amanda Cappelletti (D) Candidate Connection
 
65.9
 
105,840
Image of Ellen Fisher
Ellen Fisher (R) Candidate Connection
 
34.1
 
54,750

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 160,590
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 17

Amanda Cappelletti defeated incumbent Daylin Leach in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amanda Cappelletti
Amanda Cappelletti Candidate Connection
 
65.4
 
33,857
Image of Daylin Leach
Daylin Leach
 
34.6
 
17,950

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 51,807
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 17

Ellen Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ellen Fisher
Ellen Fisher Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
16,091

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,091
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Daylin Leach defeated Brian Gondek in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 17, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daylin Leach Incumbent 63.98% 88,827
     Republican Brian Gondek 36.02% 50,010
Total Votes 138,837
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Daylin Leach ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 17, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daylin Leach Incumbent (unopposed)


Brian Gondek ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 17, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Gondek  (unopposed)


2014

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014 and Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

Leach ran for the U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District. He lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He was defeated by Brendan Boyle.[5][6]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 13 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrendan Boyle 40.6% 24,524
Marjorie Margolies 27.4% 16,528
Valerie Arkoosh 16.7% 10,066
Daylin Leach 15.4% 9,313
Total Votes 60,431
Source: Results via Associated Press

Race background

On February 26, 2013, PoliticsPA and The Hill previewed three Pennsylvania races that were showing early promise of a competitive primary or a possible partisan switch. The 13th District was included in their list. Of the eighteen total House seats up for election in 2014, Republicans held thirteen.

The 13th District seat was held by a Democrat, Allyson Schwartz. Schwartz vacated her seat in 2014 because she ran for governor against incumbent Tom Corbett (R).[7]


Democratic primary - U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 13
Poll Marjorie Margolies Brendan BoyleDaylin LeachValerie ArkooshMargin of errorSample size
Global Strategy Group (internal poll)
August 13-15, 2013
 43%15%7%2%+/-4.8422
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].


Endorsements

Leach's 2014 congressional campaign was endorsed by:

  • The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses[8]
  • The United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)[9]
  • Former Rep. Joseph Hoeffel[10]

2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Leach ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17. Leach ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated Charles Gehret (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. [11][12]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDaylin Leach Incumbent 63.2% 78,508
     Republican Charles Gehret 36.8% 45,707
Total Votes 124,215

2008

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Leach was elected to Pennsylvania State Senate District 1.[13]

Leach raised $943,316 for this campaign.[14]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 17
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png LEACH, DAYLIN (D) 79,114
ROGERS, LANCE (R) 49,643

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Leach's campaign website listed the following issues:[15]

  • Jobs
Excerpt: "Unlike most politicians in Washington, Daylin believes we can’t grow our economy through tax incentives for businesses alone. We must also make “Quality of Life” investments in our infrastructure, our schools, our natural environment, and recreational family attractions, like parks, museums, and zoos."
  • The Environment
Excerpt: "Daylin will take to Congress more than a decade of experience protecting Pennsylvania’s natural environment. He has seen firsthand how the legislative process can be abused by polluters and their supporters. The United States should lead the world in progressive conservation policy, but we’re currently lagging far behind our global allies!"
  • Education
Excerpt: "Daylin believes that our future is only secure when ever American child is given the best opportunity to live our their fullest potential. Yet year-after-year our schools are underfunded, programs are cut, and teachers are not given the resources they need to help students succeed."
  • Women's Health
Excerpt: "Daylin has a family composed of a talented mother, a strong wife, and a daughter with endless potential, and believes that the inequities women face under Pennsylvania law are indefensible."
  • Civil Rights
Excerpt: "Daylin believes that achieving full equality for gay Americans is the civil-rights battle of our time. In the State Senate he introduced the bill that would enact marriage equality in Pennsylvania, while respecting the right of religious groups to choose whether or not to sanction same-sex marriages."

Media

Daylin Leach "The Liberal Lion of Pennsylvania" - released May 31, 2013
Daylin for Congress - "The Day She Told Me."
Daylin for Congress - "My Rights."

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Daylin Leach campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Pennsylvania State Senate District 17Lost primary$314,610 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17Won $126,997 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17Won $160,175 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17Won $943,316 N/A**
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149Won $121,266 N/A**
2004Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149Won $171,360 N/A**
2002Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149Won $397,974 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Pennsylvania

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2020

In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues.
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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Noteworthy events

Senate Democrats release report clearing Leach of sexual harassment allegations (2019)

See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2017-2018)

On September 19, 2019, Senate Democrats released a report finding that Leach did not sexually harass any individual or create a hostile work environment while serving as a state senator.[16] The report came in response to allegations levied against Leach in December 2017. On December 16, 2017, Philly.com reported that at least 11 of Leach's former employees said he either touched women without their consent or made inappropriate sexual comments around them.[17]

In response to the allegations, Leach said that he was unaware of his staffers having problems with his sense of humor or that his touching made them feel uncomfortable. He also said that his political opponents had started rumors about him. He also said, "Politics is, sadly, an ugly business. And given the current atmosphere, these sorts of deep-sea fishing expeditions into everyone’s past are likely to become standard. That’s a shame. I worry that we risk weaponizing and trivializing a long overdue and critically important movement."[18]

On December 18, 2017, Leach announced that he "taking a step back" from his congressional campaign due to the allegations against him. He did not say whether he was suspending or ending his campaign. In his statement he indicated that he would not resign from the state Senate.[19] Leach then officially ended his congressional campaign in February 2018.[20]

Personal

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Daylin is married to Jennifer Anne Mirak. They have two children and reside in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named lose
  6. ↑ PoliticsPA, "Who’s on Deck for Schwartz’s Seat?" accessed February 26, 2013
  7. ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Allyson Schwartz files to run for Pa. governor," April 8, 2013
  8. ↑ Daylin Leach for Congress 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Recent News: Pennsylvania Nurses Endorse Daylin Leach for Congress," accessed June 17, 2013 (dead link)
  9. ↑ Daylin Leach for Congress 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Recent News: UAW Endorses Daylin Leach for Congress," accessed May 29, 2013 (dead link)
  10. ↑ Politics PA, "PA-13: Leach Receives Slew of New MontCo Endorsements," accessed January 29, 2014
  11. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Primary," accessed March 11, 2014
  12. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
  13. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2008 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
  14. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributors," accessed May 15, 2014
  15. ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 18, 2014
  16. ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Pa. Dems renew call for Sen. Daylin Leach to resign after inquiry cites sex jokes but clears him of workplace discrimination," September 19, 2019
  17. ↑ Philly.com, "Ex-staffers: Sen. Daylin Leach crossed line with sex talk, inappropriate touching," December 17, 2017
  18. ↑ Philly.com, "Sen. Daylin Leach responds: Alleged inappropriate touching 'did not happen'," December 17, 2017
  19. ↑ Philly.com, "Sen. Daylin Leach: 'I am taking a step back' from congressional campaign amid misconduct allegations," December 18, 2017
  20. ↑ WGAL, "State senator Daylin Leach ends congressional campaign," February 25, 2018
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