Bob Latta

Bob Latta
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th district
Assumed office
December 13, 2007
Preceded byPaul Gillmor
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
January 7, 2003 – December 13, 2007
Preceded byTim Schaffer
Succeeded byRandy Gardner
Constituency6th district
In office
January 2, 2001 – December 31, 2002
Preceded byRandy Gardner
Succeeded byJohn R. Willamowski
Constituency4th district
Member of the Wood County Board of County Commissioners
In office
1991–1997
Personal details
Born
Robert Edward Latta

(1956-04-18) April 18, 1956 (age 68)
Bluffton, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Marcia Sloan
(m. 1986)
Children2
Parent
EducationBowling Green State University (BA)
University of Toledo (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Robert Edward Latta (/ˈlætə/ LAT; 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.