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Robert E. LattaREPRepublican United States Representative, OH-5
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Years of Age
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Years of Experience
OHResidence (state)

Robert Edward Latta (LAT-ə; born April 18, 1956) is an American politician who is the United States representative for Ohio's 5th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes many of Toledo's suburbs, as well as Findlay, Bowling Green, Napoleon, Sylvania, Defiance and Van Wert. It also includes a sliver of Toledo itself.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Fairfax Christian School
University of Toledo
Juris Doctor
1981
University of Toledo College of Law
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Arts
1978
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Ohio
2007 - Current
Representative
Ohio State House of Representatives
2001 - 2007
Senator
Ohio State Senate
1997 - 2001
Commissioner
Board of County Commissioners, Wood County
1991 - 1996
Deputy Whip
Republican Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member
Toledo Trust Company
1983 - 1989
Other Experience1 - 84 of 84
Endowment Member
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Founding Trustee
Wood County Arthritis Foundation
Member
Business Alliance for Students Excellence
Member
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Member
Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association
Member
Friends of Camp Perry-Ottawa County
Honorary Member
Wood County Township Trustees
Instructor
Ohio Division of Wildlife Certified Hunter Education
Member
Wood County Farm Bureau
Member
Legislative Information Service Commission
Member
Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission
Member
Ohio State Bar Association
Member
Ottawa County Historical Society
Member
Wood County Bar Association
Member
10th Amendment Task Force
Member
Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce
Member
Congressional Cancer Care Working Group
Member
Correctional Institution Inspection Committee
Member
Nuclear Issues Working Group
Member
Wood County Historical Society
President
Bowling Green Noon Kiwanis
Member
Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Former Chair
Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
2021 - 2022
Co-Chair
Ohio Sportsman's Caucus
Co-Chair
Republican New Media Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Sportmen's Caucus
Former Member
House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Former Member
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
Former Member
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives
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 Steel Caucus
Member
Congressional Wounded to Work Caucus
Member
Constitution Caucus
Member
Friends of Scotland Caucus
Member
House Hydropower Caucus
Member
House Natural Gas Caucus
Member
House Republican New Media Caucus
Member
House Recycling Caucus
Member
House Republican Israel Caucus
Member
Marcellus Shale Caucus
Member
Military Veterans Caucus
Member
National Guard and Components Caucus
Member
Navy and Marine Corp Caucus
Member
Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
Member
United States Turkish Relations Caucus
Member
Wire and Wire Products Caucus
Member
Rural Veteran's Caucus
Member
Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
Member
MS Caucus
Member
Pediatric Cancer Caucus
Member
Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
Member
Congressional Sovereignty Caucus
Member
Manufacturing Caucus
Member
Anti Value Added Tax Caucus
Member
Library of Congress Caucus
Member
Republican Study Committee
Member
House Cement Caucus
Member
House Glaucoma Caucus
Member
House Hunger Caucus
Member
Algae Energy Caucus
Member
Balanced Budget Caucus
Member
Congressional Air Force Caucus
Member
Congressional Army Caucus
Member
Congressional Beef Caucus
Member
Congressional Coal 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