This blog was written by Jake Hiserman, a graduate student processing the Marvin Leath Papers. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin. Those two iconic American political figures were present in the political views of Marvin Leath, Democratic Congressman for Texas’s 11th District from 1979-1990. As I’ve been processing Marvin Leath’s papers, I came across a couple … Continue reading MARVIN LEATH, TWO FOUNDING FATHERS, AND POLITICAL PRINCIPLES