| Full Name: | Melissa Leach |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | 1 Child: Robert |
| Birth Date: | 07/12/1960 |
| Birth Place: | Columbia, MO |
| Home City: | Springfield, MO |
| Religion: | Anglican |
Summary
Melissa Leach
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 7 - Incentives for Science-Based Businesses
Legislation (Nay)
Sept. 23, 2011 - -Authorizes the use of up to 80 percent of the fund for the construction of research facilities at public and private non-profit institutions (Sec. A). ...
SB 113 - Regulating Animal Care Facilities
Legislation (Yea)
April 13, 2011 - -Requires any person having custody or ownership of more than ten female covered dogs for the purpose of breeding those animals and selling any offspring ...
HB 61 - Minimum Wage
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
March 3, 2011 - -Limits the state minimum wage to an amount equal to or less than the federal minimum wage (Sec. A). -Specifies that every employer shall pay ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Missouri National Federation of Independent Business Positions | 78% |
| 2011-2012 | Associated Industries of Missouri Cumulative | 51% |
| 2012 | Associated Industries of Missouri Positions | 36% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Party Committees ($94,678.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Melissa Leach refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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