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In 1996, Leach was elected to the State Assembly when Richard Rainey left his seat to make a successful run for the State Senate. She was reelected in 1998 and 2000 by commanding margins.
While serving in the Assembly in Sacramento, Leach's top priorities were to make California more business-friendly; return the state's schools to their top status, address the transportation challenges of the Bay Area and provide some relief on taxes.
Leach served as Chair of the Assembly Republican Caucus in her first term and as Vice Chair of the Assembly Education Committee in her second and third terms. Other Committee assignments were: Transportation, Insurance, Business and Professions, Jobs and Economic Development, Aging and Long Term Care, Joint Legislative Audit and the Master Plan for California Education (Kindergarten through Higher Education).
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