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Bob Latta
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 13, 2007
Preceded by	Paul Gillmor
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office January 7, 2003 – December 13, 2007
Preceded by	Tim Schaffer
Succeeded by	Randy Gardner
Constituency	6th district
In office January 2, 2001 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by	Randy Gardner
Succeeded by	John R. Willamowski
Constituency	4th district
Member of the Wood County Board of County Commissioners
In office 1991–1997
Personal details
Born	Robert Edward Latta (1956-04-18) April 18, 1956 (age 68) Bluffton, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marcia Sloan ​(m. 1986)​
Children	2
Parent	Del Latta (father)
Education	Bowling Green State University (BA) University of Toledo (JD)
Website	House website
Bob Latta's voice Bob Latta speaks on tornadoes in Ohio Recorded June 3, 2019

Robert Edward Latta (/ˈlætə/ LAT-ə; born April 18, 1956) is an American politician who is the United States representative for Ohio's 5th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes many of Toledo's suburbs, as well as Findlay, Bowling Green, Napoleon, Sylvania, Defiance and Van Wert. It also includes a sliver of Toledo itself.

Early life, education and career

Born in Bluffton, Ohio, Latta earned his B.A. at Bowling Green State University in 1978 and his J.D. at the University of Toledo College of Law in 1981. Latta was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in 1995 as an alumnus of Bowling Green State University. His father, Del Latta, represented the 5th from 1959 to 1989 and served as ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee from 1975 to his retirement. Latta worked as a private practice attorney before entering politics.

Ohio political career

Latta served as a Wood County Commissioner from 1991 to 1996. He then represented the 2nd Senate District in the Ohio Senate from 1997 to 2001 and the 6th house district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

In 2018, the Conservative Review gave him a 58% rating. Americans for Prosperity has given him a lifetime rating of 90%. In 2017, the Campaign for Working Families gave him a rating of 100%. In 2017, the John Birch Society gave him a Freedom Index rating of 60%. The American Conservative Union has given him a lifetime rating of 91%.

Tenure

On July 22, 2014, Latta introduced a bill that would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow manufacturers of electronic devices with a screen to display information required by the agency digitally on the screen rather than on a label affixed to the device.

In 2015, Latta cosponsored a resolution to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

In December 2020, Latta was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.

On May 19, 2021, Latta voted against establishing an independent commission to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol. In 2021, he introduced legislation to prohibit municipalities from building their own broadband networks.

Committee assignments

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Communications and Technology (Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
  • Subcommittee on Health
• Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

Caucus memberships

• Republican Study Committee
• Congressional Propane Caucus (Co-chair)
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (Co-chair)
• Congressional French Caucus (Co-chair)
• Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus (Co-chair)
• Congressional Natural Gas Caucus
• Congressional Constitution Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus

Personal life

Latta is Catholic. He is an avid sportsman and lifelong resident of Northwest Ohio. He and his wife, Marcia, live in Bowling Green and have two daughters. He is the son of former Congressman Del Latta and Rose Mary Kiene Latta and serves in the seat his father held in Congress from 1959 to 1989.

Electoral history

1988

Latta ran in the Republican primary for the congressional seat that opened up in 1988 after his father Del announced his retirement. He lost by 27 votes to then Ohio State Senate president Paul Gillmor, who won the general election.

2007

After Gillmor's sudden death in September 2007, Latta ran again for the seat. He defeated State Senator Steve Buehrer, among other candidates, in the special primary. In the December 11 special general election, Latta defeated Democratic nominee Robin Weirauch, 57% to 43%. He was sworn in on December 13, 2007.

2010

Latta defeated Democratic nominee Caleb Finkenbiner and Libertarian nominee Brian L. Smith.

2012

Latta defeated Democratic nominee Angela Zimmann and Libertarian nominee Eric Eberly. He was endorsed by the United States Chamber of Commerce, the NFIB, the NRA Political Victory Fund and National Right to Life.

References

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2. Marcos, Cristina (11 September 2014). "House passes 'E-labeling' bill". The Hill. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
3. Huelskamp, Tim (2015-02-12). "Cosponsors - H.J.Res.32 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Marriage Protection Amendment". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
4. Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
5. Liptak, Adam (2020-12-11). "Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
6. "Order in Pending Case" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. 2020-12-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
7. Diaz, Daniella. "Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court". CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
8. Brodkin, Jon (2021-02-18). "House Republicans propose nationwide ban on municipal broadband networks". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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External links

• Congressman Bob Latta official U.S. House website
• Bob Latta for Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
• Profile at Vote Smart

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