Dennis Leh
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name =Dennis E. Leh
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district =130th
| term_start = January 6, 1987{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 1987 - 171ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 1987-01-06|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1987/0/19870106.pdf}}
| term_end = November 30, 2006Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
| predecessor = Lester Fryer
| successor = David Kessler
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|1|4}}
| birth_place = Pottstown, Pennsylvania{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m2YkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Dennis+E.+Leh%22+AND+%22Pennsylvania%22+AND+%22born%22|title = The Pennsylvania Manual|isbn = 9780818203046|author1 = Pennsylvania|year = 2005}}
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| party = Republican
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| occupation = Tool & Diemaker & Small Businessman
| spouse = Columbia
| children = 3 children
| residence = Amity Township, Pennsylvania
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| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| branch = United States Army
| serviceyears = 1965—1967
| rank = Sergeant
| unit =Military Police Corps
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Dennis E. Leh (born January 4, 1946) is a Republican former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was born in Pottstown.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTFaAAAAYAAJ&q=dennis+leh+130th|title = The Pennsylvania Manual|year = 1994}}
Biography
Leh is a 1964 graduate of Pottstown High School.{{cite web| title = Dennis E. Leh (Republican)| work = Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives| url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=130| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060220081526/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=130| archivedate = 2006-02-20}}
He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967, attaining the rank of sergeant in the Military Police Corps.{{cite web| title = Profile| work = Official Pennsylvania Republican Caucus Biography| publisher = Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus| url = http://www.dennisleh.com/?sectionid=3§iontree=3| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060816001108/http://www.dennisleh.com/?sectionid=3§iontree=3| archivedate = 2006-08-16| url-status = dead}}
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.{{Cite news|title = Leh proposes death penalty for triple felons|date = April 4, 1994|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19940404&id=0a4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IKIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2369,2230088|first = John D.|last = Forrester Jr.|newspaper = Reading Eagle|accessdate = October 15, 2013|page = B1}}
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220081526/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=130 |date=February 20, 2006 |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Dennis E. Leh (Republican) }} official PA House profile (archived)
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.dennisleh.com |date=* |title=Pennsylvania House Republican Caucis - Representative Leh }} official Party website (archived)
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Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly