Rep. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) was born in Philadelphia in 1961. He attended Temple University, where he graduated with a degree in Political science, and earned a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1983. After law school, Daylin moved back to Southeast Pennsylvania where he practiced law for 17 years focusing on general litigation. Daylin also taught constitutional law, legal ethics and First Amendment law as an adjunct professor at Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg colleges.
Daylin had an early interest in public service, volunteering on his first campaign when he was 12. He later served as President of the Pennsylvania Young Democrats, on the Allentown Zoning Board, and co-hosted a weekly political debate show.
First elected the General Assembly in the fall of 2002, Daylin has focused on environmental protection, education, health care and political reform. His measures that introduced hybrid cars into the state fleet and provide, for the first time, state funds for breast and ovarian cancer screening for low-income women are now law. He also champions legislative redistricting reform to end the practice of gerrymandering and introduced legislation requiring that hospitals offer emergency contraception to the victims of sexual assault.
As a legislator, Daylin has made a point to continue his education in public service. He won a full scholarship to Harvard's Kennedy School of
Government Executive Training Program and was awarded the prestigious Flemming Fellowship by the Center for Policy Alternatives.
He serves on the Judiciary, Education, Environmental Resources and Energy and Gaming Oversight Committees. He is also a member of the First Responders and Autism Caucuses.
Locally, Daylin is on the Board of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Lower Merion Conservancy and the Philadelphia World Affairs Counsel. He attends Main Line Reform Synagogue and is married to Jennifer Anne Mirak, a Psychologist and has two children, Brennan and Justin.