Rep. Thomas Latham

Republican  •  4th District, Iowa  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 87%
  • Abstains: 1%

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10/25/09
CQ Politics: Boswell, Latham 'safe' for 2010

Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham can breathe a little easier. Boswell might be vulnerable to a strong Republican challenger, they note, but the results from ...

Source: Iowa Independent
10/24/09
Leadership PACs give politicians access to ready cash

This year, Iowa Democrats have been quick to pounce on money spent by Republican US Rep. Tom Latham's leadership political action committee for fundraising ...

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette
10/22/09
LATHAM REPORT: GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE WILL HURT IOWA SMALL ...

In the flurry of debate and news coverage coming out of Washington right now, two trends are indisputable: unemployment is ...

Source: Trading Markets (press release)
10/22/09
Advocates for high-speed rail lobby for more after $8 billion in stimulus

...members have shown bipartisan support for high-speed rail funding. In July, they defeated an amendment sponsored by Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) to cut the funding for high-speed rail projects to $1 billion, the amount originally requested in President Bara

Source: The Hill
10/21/09
Latham's oil bonanza would last 7 months

US Rep. Tom Latham is guilty of perpetuating a myth/hoax that has been circulating on the Internet in various forms for several months. ...

Source: DesMoinesRegister.com
10/21/09
Lathams oil bonanza would last 7 months

...Rep. Tom Latham is guilty of perpetuating a myth/hoax that has been circulating on the Internet in various forms for several months. As the guest on Iowa Press Oct. 11, he stated that we have three times the oil reserves as the entire Middle East. These

10/16/09
Denklau promises 'common sense' policies for Iowa

“For the broad view, you can look at what Congressman (Tom) Latham (4th District in Iowa) has done. Look at the number of bills and amendments he has passed ...

Source: SW Iowa News
10/15/09
Iowa Delegation: Urges disaster relief reform

... to efforts to help Iowa recover from the devastating floods of 2008,” noted Congressman Tom Latham, the ranking Republican on the THUD Subcommittee. ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/13/09
Bennie Thompson against Wicker's measure to allow checked guns on trains

... a Massachusetts Democrat who heads the transportation appropriations subcommittee, and Tom Latham of Iowa, the subcommittee's ranking Republican.

Source: Yall Politics (blog)
10/12/09
Frew makes mark as Culver's chief of staff

Rep. Tom Latham, on Iowa Press Friday, defended his use of leadership PAC money. He's come under fire for using the fund to pay for trips. ...

Source: DesMoinesRegister.com
10/12/09
IA-05, IA-01: King and Braley draw challengers

To my knowledge, Republican Tom Latham (IA-04) is Iowa's only incumbent in Congress with no likely challenger yet. Steve Rathje and probably Mariannette ...

Source: Swing State Project
10/10/09
House leaders decry measure allowing checked guns on Amtrak

... a Massachusetts Democrat who heads the transportation appropriations subcommittee, and Tom Latham of Iowa, the subcommittee's ranking Republican.

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
10/10/09
Latham health care survey shows voters are dissatisfied, but like existing ...

US Rep. Tom Latham's health care poll shows that while most people aren't satisfied with the state of health care in the US, ...

Source: Ames Tribune
10/09/09
D.C. Children, Members of Congress Try to Break Reading Record

...volunteer coordinator of the Child Development Center at UDC. "I have nieces and nephews who prepared me for this." Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, whose adult daughter struggled to read when she was younger, agreed that the key to successful reading is to eng

10/09/09
Latham says Democrats will face backlash in 2010

Tom Latham, R-Iowa, said Friday. "People are so frustrated over what they see in Washington today," said Latham, a seven-term representative from Iowa's 4th ...

Source: Sioux City Journal
10/08/09
DCCC: Latham says no to supporting America's troops

Despite two wars and an ever increasing strain on military families, today Representative Tom Latham voted no on giving our troops the pay-raise and ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/08/09
Americans United for Change: Where do you stand, Congressman Latham?

Does US Rep. Tom Latham Agree With His Colleague US Rep. Michele Bachmann That Hateful Conservative Media Personalities Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck Speak ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/07/09
Markey calls for restriction of ACORN funding

The letter, addressed to chairman John Olver, D-Mass. and ranking member Tom Latham, R-Iowa, specifically requests that the House support language agreed to ...

Source: Greeley Tribune
10/07/09
FD Fire Department open house is Sunday

... that will be used for demonstrations is roughly a $10000 piece of equipment from Iowa Central that was funded as a result US Rep. Tom Latham's efforts. ...

Source: Fort Dodge Messenger
10/07/09
DCCC: Does US Rep. Latham think women should pay more for health care?

Two simple questions for Representative Tom Latham: should women pay more for health care and should insurance companies be allowed to call pregnancy a ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/07/09
US Rep. Latham: H1N1 the subject of October congressional report, Latham hosts ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham leads a discussion on H1N1 influenza during the latest episode of the Congressional Report, Latham's monthly ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/06/09
Iowa Democratic Party: US Rep. Latham uses health insurance company dollars to ...

For Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) the image is an entirely different one: lavish sun-splashed poolside buffets and warm afternoons on the links. ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/05/09
Latham’s PAC spent quarter of funds on travel

...than 25 percent of funds raised by Rep. Tom Latham’s political action committee during the 2008 election cycle paid for trips to resorts around the country, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission. Latham’s PAC, called For

10/05/09
Democrats: Latham uses PAC money to ‘party like a rock star’

...Tom Latham’s opposition to health care reform legislation can partially be traced back to “lavish sun-splashed poolside buffets and warm afternoons on the links” paid for with money raised by his political action committee, Iowa Democratic Party C

10/05/09
Democrats: Latham uses PAC money to 'party like a rock star'

Rep. Tom Latham's opposition to health care reform legislation can partially be traced back to “lavish sun-splashed ...

Source: Iowa Independent
10/05/09
US Rep. Boswell: Honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Norman Borlaug

Bruce Braley, Dave Loebsack, Tom Latham, and Steve King, were original co-sponsors of the resolution. They have also joined together with Senators Tom ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/04/09
Latham seeks opinions on health care

Mid-Iowans are being polled for their opinions on health care reform by US Rep. Tom Latham as a key vote looms this week in the Senate ...

Source: The Ames Tribune
10/04/09
Student veterans face new battles

Gale did not contact Rep. Tom Latham, but one of Latham's staffers, Fred Love, said the congressman was an original co-sponsor of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. ...

Source: The Ames Tribune
10/04/09
Roses & Thistles: The UP: Faster than a speeding flu bug

Who said bipartisanship is dead? Meanwhile, 4th District Rep. Tom Latham has proposed that a statue of Borlaug be installed in the US Capitol. ...

Source: DesMoinesRegister.com
10/02/09
Roses & Thistles: The U.P.: Faster than a speeding flu bug

...late Norman Borlaug for a lifetime devoted to feeding the world. Who said bipartisanship is dead? Meanwhile, 4th District Rep. Tom Latham has proposed that a statue of Borlaug be installed in the U.S. Capitol. Since the rules allow only two from each st

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2447 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5476
Fax: 202-225-3301

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