On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (OH) - District 5
Post Office Box 106
Bowling Green, OH 43402
1045 North Main Street
Suite 6
Bowling Green, OH 43402
318 Dorney Plaza, Room 302
Findlay, OH 45840
226 Middle Avenue, 5th Floor
Elyria, OH 44035
2467 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
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
JD, University of Toledo College of Law, 1978-1981
BA, Bowling Green State University, 1974-1978
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 5, 2007-present
Deputy Whip, Republican Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 5, 2022, 2024
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 6, 2001-2007
Senator, Ohio State Senate, 1997-2001
Commissioner, Board of County Commissioners, Wood County, 1991-1996
Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-present
Chair, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2021-2022, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Health, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
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 Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus
Member, Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Beef Caucus
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, Friends of Scotland Caucus
Former Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, House Cement Caucus
Former Member, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
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
Former Member, House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Member, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
Member, Library of Congress Caucus
Member, MS Caucus
Member, Manufacturing Caucus
Member, Marcellus Shale Caucus
Member, Military Veterans Caucus
Member, National Guard and Components Caucus
Member, Navy and Marine Corp Caucus
Co-Chair, Ohio Sportsman's Caucus
Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus
Member, Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
Co-Chair, Republican New Media Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Member, Rural Veteran's Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Member, United States Turkish Relations Caucus
Member, Wire and Wire Products Caucus
Former Chair, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, United States House of Representatives, 2013-2014, 2015-2016
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016
Member, Toledo Trust Company, 1983-1989
Member, 10th Amendment Task Force
Member, Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce
President/Director/Trustee/Member, Bowling Green Noon Kiwanis
Member, Business Alliance for Students Excellence
Member, Congressional Cancer Care Working Group
Member, Correctional Institution Inspection Committee
Member, Friends of Camp Perry-Ottawa County
Member, Legislative Information Service Commission
Member, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Endowment Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group
Member, Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission
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
Member, Ohio State Central Committee, Ohio Republican Party, 1986-1988, 1990-1992
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