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Bob Latta's Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (OH) - District 5

Contact Information

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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

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