Buddy Leach

Anthony Claude Leach, Jr., known as Buddy Leach (March 30, 1934 – August 6, 2022) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. For one term, he was a U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. He also was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and as chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party.
In 2003, he was a candidate for governor of Louisiana.
Leach died on August 6, 2022 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from heart failure at the age of 88.