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Bob Latta was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 5th Congressional District (map) of Ohio. He won the Republican nomination in a special election to replace deceased Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio). The special election took place on December 11, 2007.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 2 Bio 2.1 2007 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 6.1 Campaign 6.2 Twitter 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Related SourceWatch articles 7.2 Sources 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

Latta was elected to the Ohio State Senate in November 1996 representing the 2nd Senate District. In November 200 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent the 6th House District.^[1]

Latta graduated from Bowling Green Senior High School in 1974, received a B.A. degree from Bowling Green State University in 1978, and received a law degreee from the University of Toledo College of law in 1981. He lives in Bowling Green with his wife Marcia and their two daughters Elizabeth and Maria.^[2]

Bob Latta's father, Delbert L. Latta, held the 5th Congressional District for 30 years. Bob Latta lost an earlier bid to succeed his father in the seat in 1988 to Gillmor by a thin margin of 27 votes.^[3]

2007 elections

Latta was seeking the Republican nomination to replace Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio) in a special election. He won the election by a margin of 57% - 43% against Robin Weirauch.^[4][5][6][7]

Latta was to be sworn in the afternoon of December 13, 2007, two days after winning s special election. afternoon.^[8]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Latta will be assigned committees when he is sworn in to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Washington Office:
1203 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6405
Fax: (202) 225-1985

Bowling Green Office:
1045 N. Main Street, Suite 6
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402-1361
Phone:(419) 354-8700

Defiance Office:
101 Clinton Street, Suite 1200
Defiance, Ohio 43512-2165
Phone:(419) 782-1996

Norwalk Office:
130 Shady Lane Drive
Norwalk, Ohio 44857
Phone:(419) 668-0206

Campaign

Official Wittman for Congress campaign website

Bob Latta for Congress
300 North Main Street
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402

Phone: 419.352.1956

Campaign@LattaforCongress.com

Twitter

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Ohio and the U.S. Congress

Sources

1. ↑ Bob Latta for Congress Official Latta campaign website.
2. ↑ Bob Latta for Congress Official Latta campaign website.
3. ↑ Greg Giroux, "GOP’s Latta Bursts Dems’ Upset Bubble in Ohio House Special," CQ Politics, December 11, 2007.
4. ↑ Josh Kraushaar, "Republicans Win In Va., Ohio Elections," CBS News, December 12, 2007.
5. ↑ Greg Giroux, "GOP’s Latta Bursts Dems’ Upset Bubble in Ohio House Special," CQ Politics, December 11, 2007.
6. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Ohio's 5th Congressional District
7. ↑ Bob Latta for Congress Official Latta campaign website.
8. ↑ "Wittman sworn in to Congress," Richmond Times-Dispatch, December, 13, 2007.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Ohio's 1st Congressional District
• Bob Latta for Congress Official Latta campaign website.

External articles

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees:
110th Congress
Leadership Position: None	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees: 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
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: December 11, 2007	First Took Current Office: December 13, 2007	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? yes	Previous Political Work? Wood County Commissioner, Ohio State Senate, Ohio State House of Representatives	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 1045 N. Main Street, Suite 6, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402-1361 Phone: (419) 354-8700 / Fax: 2. 101 Clinton Street, Suite 1200, Defiance, Ohio 43512-2165 Phone: (419) 782-1996 / Fax: 3. 130 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk, Ohio 44857 Phone: (419) 668-0206 / Fax:
Campaign Contact:
Website: Webform Email: / Email: Campaign Offices: 1. Phone: / Fax:
Zip Code Affiliations:
Misc:
Date of Birth: April 18, 1956