Robert E. Latta

ROBERT E. LATTA, Republican, of Bowling Green, OH; born in Bluffton, OH, April 18, 1956; education: B.A., history, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 1978; J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, OH, 1981; professional history: legislator; lawyer; commissioner, Wood County, 1990-96; member, Ohio State Senate, 1996; member, Ohio House of Representatives, 2000-07; election history: elected to the 110th Congress, on December 11, 2007, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Representative Paul Gillmor; reelected to each succeeding Congress.