Buddy Leach was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Louisiana who was born Anthony Claude Leach. Carolyn Leach Huntoon, the younger sister of Leach, worked as the Johnson Space Center’s director from 1994 to 1996 and as the U.S. Department of Energy’s assistant secretary from 1999 to 2001.
Leach served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1959 after graduating from college. He went back to school to pursue law, and in 1963 the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge awarded him a Juris Doctor. He joined the Louisiana State Bar Association in 1964 and started a law firm in Leesville.
Buddy Leach Net Worth
Buddy Leach’s net worth is estimated between 1 to 5 million dollars.
Leach died from heart failure in Baton Rouge on August 6, 2022, aged 88. He represented Louisiana’s 4th congressional district for one term in the US Congress. He also held the positions of chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party and representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives.