Leach is stunningly down to earth, easy to talk to and analytic. He is able to evaluate himself and others in a detached, thoughtful way. And he is funny and self-deprecating.
Daylin Leach for State Senate
Leach is stunningly down to earth, easy to talk to and analytic. He is able to evaluate himself and others in a detached, thoughtful way. And he is funny and self-deprecating.
State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-17th Dist.), who spearheaded proposed marriage-equality legislation for the past several legislative sessions, announced his candidacy this week for the state’s 13th Congressional District seat.
“I’m running to make sure that everyone is included in the prosperity and wealth of America,” Leach said. “The economy can’t just work for a few people at the top while everyone continues to struggle more and more.”
Leach, who has a decidedly non-Jewish sounding name, likes to supprise Jewish audiences by revealing that he’s a member of the tribe. He became a Bar Mitzvah at an Orthodox synagogue in Allentown. He also attended the Conservative Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park for a time. Now Leach, who is married to an Armenian-American, says he identifies more closely with Reform Judaism.
“Today, I officially declare myself a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District,” said Leach. “For the last several weeks, I have been talking with voters, community leaders, elected officials, representatives from advocacy groups and progressive organizations, and many others from Philadelphia and Montgomery County, and found overwhelming support for my candidacy. It is because of them that I am running.”