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Bob Goodlatte's Biography

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Full Name:

Robert 'Bob' W. Goodlatte

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Maryellen; 2 Children: Jennifer, Rob

Birth Date:

09/22/1952

Birth Place:

Holyoke, MA

Home City:

Roanoke, VA

Religion:

Christian Scientist

JD, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1977

BA, Government, Bates College, 1974

Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, United States House of Representative, District 6, 1992-2018

Member, Congressional Caucus on Adoption, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, present

Co-Chair, International Creativity and Theft-Prevention Caucus, present

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Antitrust Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus

Chair, House Committee on the Judiciary

Chair, House Republican High Technology Working Group

Member, House Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, United States House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Task Force on Judicial Impeachment, United States House of Representatives

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research, United States House of Representatives, 2009-2010

Chair, United States House Committee on Agriculture, 2003-2007

Chair, Virginia Republican Committee, 6th District, 1983-1988

Partner, Bird, Kinder, and Huffman, 1981-1992

Attorney, Private Law Practice, 1979-1981

District Director, Congressman Caldwell Butler, 1977-1979

Member, Advisory Council, Building Better Boards, present

Former Member, Fishburn Park Elementary School, Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

Former Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

President, Civitan Club, Roanoke, 1989-1990

Chair, Roanoke City Republican Committee, 1980-1983

Astrological Sign:

Virgo

Favorite Book:

John Adams by: David McCullough
Team of Rivals by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Kite Runner by: Khaled Hosseini

Favorite Movie:

To Kill a Mocking Bird, It's a Wonderful Life

Favorite Sport:

Red Sox

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Tennis, Hiking

Priority Issues:

Promoting Fiscal Responsibility

The War in Iraq & Afghanistan

Protecting Our National Security

Addressing the Problem of Illegal Immigration

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