Bob Latta

Infobox_Congressman


name=Bob Latta


state=Ohio
district=5th
term_start=December 13, 2007
preceded=Paul Gillmor
succeeded= Incumbent
date of birth=birth date and age|1956|4|18
place of birth=Bluffton, Ohio
date of death=
place of death=
party=Republican
spouse=Marcia Latta
religion= Roman Catholic [ [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=9926 Project Vote Smart: Representative Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta (OH)] ]
alma_mater= Bowling Green State University, University of Toledo
residence= Bowling Green, Ohio
occupation= attorney

Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta (born April 18, 1956) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th congressional district. The district, the second-largest in the state, includes most of Toledo's suburbs, including Fremont and Bowling Green.

Early life

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 in 1981. His father, Del Latta, represented the 5th from 1959 to 1989.

Latta worked as a private practice attorney before entering politics. He and his wife Marcia have two children.

Ohio political career

When Del Latta decided to retire from Congress in 1988, he endorsed his son for the Republican nomination. However, Bob Latta lost to then Ohio State Senate president Paul Gillmor who went on to win the general election.

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.

Congressional career

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. [ [http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1197624921112340.xml&coll=2 Ohio's new congressman Bob Latta sworn in ] ] Latta was heavily favored; in addition to the 5th's heavy Republican lean and his father's popularity, he had represented Wood County--by far the largest whole county in the district--in the state legislature for a decade.

Committee Assignments

*Agriculture Committee
**Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
**Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
*Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
**Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
**Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

References

External links

* [http://latta.house.gov/ Congressman Bob Latta] official U.S. House website
* [http://www.lattaforcongress.com/ Bob Latta for U.S. Congress] campaign site

USRepSuccessionBox
state=Ohio
district=5
before=Paul Gillmor
start=December 13, 2007

Persondata
NAME=Latta, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Latta, Robert E.
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Ohio politician
DATE OF BIRTH=April 18, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bluffton, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH=living
PLACE OF DEATH=