Bob Latta
| The Honorable Bob Latta |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district |
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| Assumed office December 11, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Gillmor |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 6th district |
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| In office January 3, 2001 – December 10, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Gardner |
| Succeeded by | Randy Gardner |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 2nd district |
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| In office January 3, 1997 – December 31, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Yarbrough |
| Succeeded by | Randy Gardner |
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| Born | April 18, 1956 Bluffton, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia Latta |
| Residence | Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University, University of Toledo College of Law |
| Occupation | attorney, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] |
Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta (born April 18, 1956) is the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 5th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, includes most of Toledo's suburbs including Bowling Green and Perrysburg. It also includes Findlay.
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Early life, education and career [edit]
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. 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 [edit]
Latta served as a Wood County Commissioner from 1991 to 1997. He then represented Ohio's 2nd senate district in the Ohio Senate from 1997 to 2001 and Ohio's 6th house district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007.
U.S. House of Representatives [edit]
Committee assignments [edit]
Political campaigns [edit]
1988 [edit]
When Del Latta decided to retire from Congress in 1988, Bob Latta ran for the seat. However, he lost by twenty-seven votes to then Ohio State Senate president Paul Gillmor who went on to win the general election.
2007 [edit]
After Gillmor's sudden death in September 2007, Latta decided to run again for the open seat. He defeated state senator Steve Buehrer, among other candidates, in the November primary. In the special general election, Latta defeated Democratic candidate Robin Weirauch on December 11, 2007 by a margin of 57% to 43%. He was sworn in on December 13, 2007.[2]
2010 [edit]
Latta faced Democratic nominee Caleb Finkenbiner and Libertarian nominee Brian L. Smith in the general election, he won the election.
2012 [edit]
Latta was re-elected in 2012. He beat Democratic nominee, Angela Zimmann and Libertarian nominee, Eric Eberly.[3][4] He has been endorsed by the United States Chamber of Commerce, the NFIB, the NRA and National Right to LIfe.[5]
Personal life [edit]
Latta and his wife Marcia have two children, Elizabeth and Maria.
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Congressman Bob Latta official U.S. House site
- Bob Latta for U.S. Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance (federal office) at LegiStorm.com
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
- Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
- Voting record at The Washington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
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