# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/buddy-leach
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:14:43.877Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/buddy-leach"
name: "Buddy Leach"
slug: "buddy-leach"
description: "Anthony Claude Leach Jr., known as Buddy Leach, was an American businessman, lawyer, military veteran, and Democratic politician from Louisiana. From 1979 to 1981, he served one term as a U.S. representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. He also served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and as chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party."
tagline: "American politician (1934–2022)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddy_Leach.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1934-03-30"
deathDate: "2022-08-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.55
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.942369333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DA%88%DB%8C_%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%86"
    title: "بڈی لیچ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4"
    title: "بادي ليتش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4"
    title: "بادى ليتش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%86"
    title: "بودی لیچ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Leach"
    title: "Buddy Leach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Leach"
    title: "Buddy Leach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Leach"
    title: "Buddy Leach"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1001235"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump