• LATTA, ROBERT EDWARD MR
Experience: House: District 5, 2007-Present
Home State: Ohio
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $673,765Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Robert 'Bob' Edward Latta
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Marcia; 2 Children: Elizabeth, Maria
    Birth Date: 04/18/1956
    Birth Place: Bluffton, OH
    Home City: Bowling Green, OH
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    JD, University of Toledo College of Law, 1981
    BA, Bowling Green State University, 1978

Political Experience

    Assistant Majority Whip
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2007-present, District 5
    Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 6, 2001-2007
    Senator, Ohio State Senate, 1997-2000
    Commissioner, Board of County Commissioners, Wood County, 1991-1996
    Member, Ohio State Central Committee, Ohio Republican Party, 1986-1988, 1990-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, 10th Amendment Task Force
    Member, Algae Energy Caucus
    Member, Anti Value Added Tax Caucus
    Member, Balanced Budget Caucus
    Former Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives
    Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
    Former Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives
    Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus
    Member, Congressional Army Caucus
    Member, Congressional Beef Caucus
    Member, Congressional Cancer Care Working Group
    Member, Congressional Coal Caucus
    Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
    Member, Congressional Courthouse Caucus
    Member, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
    Member, Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus
    Member, Congressional Firefighter Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fitness Caucus
    Member, Congressional French Caucus
    Member, Congressional Healthcare Caucus
    Member, Congressional High Tech Caucus
    Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
    Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, Congressional Privacy Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rare Earth Caucus
    Member, Congressional Robotics Caucus
    Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus
    Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sovereignty Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Sportmen's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wounded to Work Caucus
    Member, Constitution Caucus
    Member, Correctional Institution Inspection Committee
    Member, Friends of Scotland Caucus
    Member, House Cement Caucus
    Member, House Glaucoma Caucus
    Member, House Hunger Caucus
    Member, House Hydropower Caucus
    Member, House Natural Gas Caucus
    Member, House Recycling Caucus
    Member, House Republican Israel Caucus
    Member, House Republican New Media Caucus
    Member, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
    Member, Legislative Information Service Commission
    Member, Library of Congress Caucus
    Member, Manufacturing Caucus
    Member, Marcellus Shale Caucus
    Member, Military Veterans Caucus
    Member, MS Caucus
    Member, National Guard and Components Caucus
    Member, Navy and Marine Corp Caucus
    Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group
    Member, Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission
    Co-Chair, Ohio Sportsman's Caucus
    Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus
    Member, Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
    Co-Chair, Republican New Media Caucus
    Member, Rural Veteran's Caucus
    Member, U.S. Turkish Relations Caucus
    Member, Wire and Wire Products Caucus

Professional Experience

    Attorney at Law, 1981-present
    Toledo Trust Company, 1983-1989

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Bowling Green Kiwanis
    President/Director, Bowling Green Noon Kiwanis
    Trustee, Bowling Green Noon Kiwanis
    Member, Business Alliance for Students Excellence
    Member, Friends of Camp Perry-Ottawa County
    Member, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
    Endowment Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
    Instructor, Ohio Division of Wildlife Certified Hunter Education
    Member, Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association
    Member, Ohio State Bar Association
    Member, Ottawa County Historical Society
    Founding Trustee, Wood County Arthritis Foundation
    Member, Wood County Bar Association
    Member, Wood County Farm Bureau
    Member, Wood County Historical Society
    Honorary Member, Wood County Township Trustees

Additional Information

Awards:

    Major General Charles Dick Award for Legislative Excellence, Ohio National Guard, 1999
    Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturing, 2011
    Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), 112th Congress
    Patriot Award, United States Sportsmen's Alliance, 2002
    Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States
    Chamber of Commerce, 2011
    Taxpayer Friend Award, National Taxpayers Union, 2010, 2011
    Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturing, 2012
    Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States Chamber of Commerce, 2012
    Defender of Economic Freedom Award, Club for Growth, 2nd Session, 111th Congress
    Taxpayer Hero, Citizens Against Government Waste, 2010
    Friend of the Farm Bureau Award, American Farm Bureau Federation, 112th Congress
    Watchdog of the Treasury, United Conservatives of Ohio, 1998, 2000, 2005
    President's Award, Ohio National Guard, 2006
    Defender of Liberty Award, American Conservative Union, 2010
    Defender of Liberty Award, American Conservative Union, 2011
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 126
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/05/2017 H.R.2355 Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.1893 Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act 04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
04/24/2017 H.R.1945 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act 04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
04/24/2017 H.R.1944 To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes. 04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
04/12/2017 H.R.1754 To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. 04/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1682 Energy Star Program Integrity Act 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1653 Drinking Water Affordability Act 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.Res.194 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to reform our national energy policy must promote American energy security and develop the abundant resources of the United States. 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.590 Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.Res.53 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.668 To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 01/24/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.557 FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 H.R.451 Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 01/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.6418 Drinking Water Affordability Act of 2016 12/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.R.4979 Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016 09/13/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
07/29/2016 H.R.4925 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, as the "Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building". 07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-211. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
05/18/2016 H.Res.740 Congratulating Dr. and Mrs. David and Valerie Hodge on a successful 10-year tenure as President of Miami University. 05/18/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/28/2016 H.R.2593 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission. 04/28/2016 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.991 Children of Military Service Members Commemorative Lapel Pin Act 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
11/04/2015 H.R.3929 Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act 11/04/2015 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
Total: 1536
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
01/13/2010 H.R.4430 District of Columbia Referendum on Marriage Act of 2010
03/02/2010 H.J.Res.77 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
03/01/2010 H.R.4463 Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2010
02/23/2010 H.Res.1048 Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the men and women of USNS Comfort and the United States Navy in the immediate response to those affected by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.
02/23/2010 H.Res.1008 Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.
02/04/2010 H.Res.1063 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a mandate imposed by the Federal Government requiring individuals to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional.
02/04/2010 H.Res.960 Expressing support for designation of January 2010 as "National Stalking Awareness Month" to raise awareness and encourage prevention of stalking.
01/29/2010 H.R.3788 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the "Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building". Passed Yea
01/21/2010 H.R.4490 Detainee Transfer and Release Security Act of 2010
01/21/2010 H.R.4472 Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010
01/21/2010 H.Res.988 Recognizing the exemplarily service, devotion to country, and selfless sacrifice of Special Warfare Operators 2nd Class Matthew McCabe and Jonathan Keefe and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio Huertas in capturing Ahmed Hashim Abed, one of the most-wanted terrorists in Iraq, and pledging to continue to support members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way.
01/21/2010 H.Res.977 Honoring Navy SEALs Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe, and Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas for their heroic actions in the capture of Ahmed Hashim Abed, the mastermind behind of one of the most notorious crimes against Americans in Iraq.
01/19/2010 H.R.4464 Prevent Terrorists from Reuniting with Terrorist Cells Act
01/13/2010 H.Res.847 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to determine the content of national health care legislation be conducted in public under the watchful eye of the people of the United States.
01/12/2010 H.R.4415 Terrorist Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010
01/04/2010 H.Res.911 Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.
12/23/2009 H.Con.Res.206 Commending the soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon and their families for their service and dedication to the United States and recognizing the contributions of Fort Gordon to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and its role as a pivotal communications training installation. Passed Yea
12/14/2009 H.Res.779 Recognizing the importance of youth runaway prevention and at-risk youth programs. Passed Yea
12/11/2009 H.Res.966 Calling on the President and the Secretary of Education to fire Kevin Jennings from his post as "Safe Schools Czar".
12/10/2009 H.Res.55 Expressing support for the designation of a National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month to raise awareness of and promote research into this challenging disorder.
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