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Robert
Latta

U.S. Representative for Ohio

In office
18 yrsSince Dec 2007
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
70Born Apr 18, 1956
Party
Republican
What they stand for

Latta has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.

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01 · Background

Who they are, where they came from

Robert E. Latta represents Ohio's 5th congressional district, a seat he has held since December 2007 and is currently serving in his 10th term. The district encompasses many of Toledo's suburbs along with Findlay, Bowling Green, Napoleon, Sylvania, Defiance, and Van Wert. Before his election to Congress, Latta served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the current Congress, Latta has sponsored legislation addressing maternal and infant health outcomes (H.R.685), nuclear fuel recycling and licensing (H.R.3978), electric grid security (H.R.7257), rural broadband satellite connectivity (H.R.1618), wireless spectrum policy (H.R.5147), and the reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (H.R.2482). He has also introduced measures related to Social Security earned income rules for working seniors (H.R.6577), restrictions on fetal remains disposition (H.R.686), domestic fuel refining (H.R.3109), and has voted against his party's majority on at least one occasion, opposing the Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.2861), which subsequently became law.

02 · Recent significant work

What they’ve done lately

Jan 23, 2025Sponsored

SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

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Jan 20, 2023Sponsored

SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2023

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Sep 17, 2024Voted no

(S.2861)

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Jan 27, 2026Sponsored

SECURE Grid Act

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Dec 10, 2025Sponsored

Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act

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03 · What's coming up

Bills they’ll vote on next

Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →

House·HR.1071Reported to floor

No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025

Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.

House·HR.151Reported to floor

Equal Representation Act of 2025

Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.

House·HR.2071Reported to floor

Save Our Shrimpers Act

Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.

House·HR.2076Reported to floor

Lulu’s Law

Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.

House·HR.2159Reported to floor

Count the Crimes to Cut Act

Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.

04 · Money

Where the campaign funds come from

Latta raised $1.2M this cycle, with 54.9% from PAC contributions and 41.9% from individuals. No named PAC contributors or employer concentrations were captured for this period. Itemized contributions made up 94.3% of individual giving. Outside spending totaled $504K opposing Latta — led by Club for Growth PAC ($291K) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ($214K) — and $47K supporting him, from National Republican Congressional Committee ($31K) and National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($16K), all in independent expenditures separate from his own campaign.

Total raised · 2026
$1.2M
Cash on hand
$931K
Spent
$889K
By source
  • Individuals$512K · 41.9%
  • PACs$671K · 54.9%
  • Other$40K · 3.3%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)5.7%
Outside spending · 2008
Supporting Latta
  • NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEEFEC ↗$31K
  • NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDFEC ↗$16K
Opposing Latta
  • CLUB FOR GROWTH PACFEC ↗$291K
  • DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEFEC ↗$214K

Independent expenditures from super PACs and other groups, separate from contributions to the candidate’s own campaign. These committees may not coordinate with the campaign.

See full filings on FEC.gov ↗

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