Ike Leggett | |
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 Leggett at a ribbon cutting ceremony in October 2009 | |
| 6th Montgomery County Executive | |
| In office December 4, 2006 – December 3, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Marc Elrich |
| Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Lierman |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Rogers |
| Member of the Montgomery County Council from the At-Large district | |
| In office 1986–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isiah Leggett July 25, 1944 Deweyville, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Catherine |
| Children | Yaminah |
| Residence(s) | Burtonsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southern University (BA) Howard University (MA, JD) George Washington University (L.M) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, law professor, public official |
| Awards |  Bronze Star Medal Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1967–1971 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Isiah "Ike" Leggett (born July 25, 1944) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Maryland and former executive of Montgomery County, Maryland. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in Deweyville, Texas, Leggett attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, after serving in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army, earned a J.D. degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1986, he became the first African-American elected to the county council in Montgomery County, Maryland and served on the council through 2002.
For two years, Leggett served as the chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party before leaving that position to run for office once again. Leggett was elected County Executive of Montgomery County in 2006, the first African-American to hold that office.