Rep. Robert Latta

Republican  •  5th District, Ohio  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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05/29/12
Wolford earns Air Force Academy appointment

"I've dreamed about it for a long time," Wolford said about the appointment. Speaking on the U.S. House of Representatives' floor in April, Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, praised Wolford's Air Force appointment and noted that the Woodville ...

Source: Fremont News-Messenger
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05/29/12
Wolford gets USAF academy appointment

...it for a long time," Wolford said about the appointment. Speaking on the U.S. House of Representatives' floor in April, Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, praised Wolford's Air Force appointment and noted that the Woodville student was a member of the Nat

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05/24/12
Congressmen bring energy tour to Stark County

Republican congressmen Jim Renacci, 16th District, Bob Gibbs, 18th District, Bill Johnson, 6th District, and Bob Latta, 5th District, toured a well pad where EnerVest Energy is drilling a horizontal well into the Utica shale. EnerVest is confident the well

Source: Canton Repository
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05/24/12
Program may speed flood study

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, sent Tuesday to corps officials. The letter urges the corps to complete the watershed study "in a timely fashion." The letter also calls flood control ...

Source: Courier
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05/23/12
Congressmen bring energy tour to Stark County

Republican congressmen Jim Renacci, 16th District, Bob Gibbs, 18th District, Bill Johnson, 6th District, and Bob Latta, 5th District, toured a well pad where EnerVest Energy is drilling a horizontal well into the Utica shale. EnerVest is confident the well

Source: Canton Repository
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05/23/12
Program may speed flood study

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, sent Tuesday to corps officials. The letter urges the corps to complete the watershed study "in a timely fashion." The letter also calls flood control ...

Source: Courier
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05/23/12
Program may speed flood study

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, sent Tuesday to corps officials. The letter urges the corps to complete the watershed study "in a timely fashion." The letter also calls flood control ...

Source: Courier
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05/23/12
Barrier failure raises Asian carp worries

The letter signers included two Chicago-area lawmakers, one each from Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, four from New York, seven from Ohio -- including U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green) -- and 15 from Michigan. Miss Kaptur said the barriers ...

Source: Toledo Blade
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05/22/12
Congressmen push to accelerate flood mitigation

Ohio's two U.S. senators, Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman, and U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, have sent a letter to Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' asking him to prioritize efforts to enact a ...

Source: LimaOhio.com
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05/17/12
Rep. Bob Latta says Obama promised the stimulus plan would have unemployment at 6 percent by now: PolitiFact Ohio

But the claim still circulates. We heard it most recently from Rep. Bob Latta of Bowling Green, who represents Ohio's 5th District, with a new wrinkle. In a campaign statement endorsing Mitt Romney and criticizing the "broken promises" of Obama ...

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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05/16/12
Strickling: Government Needs Paradigm Shift in Spectrum Thinking

That came at a House Communications Subcommittee hearing Wednesday in which Strickling was pressed by Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and others on why it might not be quicker to focus on a 25 MHz swath adjacent to already available commercial spectrum ...

Source: Broadcasting Cable
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05/16/12
Strickling: Government Needs Paradigm Shift in Spectrum Thinking

...also recommended. That came at a House Communications Subcommittee hearing Wednesday in which Strickling was pressed by Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and others on why it might not be quicker to focus on a 25 MHz swath adjacent to already available commercial

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05/16/12
Strickling: Government Needs Paradigm Shift in Spectrum Thinking

...also recommended. That came at a House Communications Subcommittee hearing Wednesday in which Strickling was pressed by Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and others on why it might not be quicker to focus on a 25 MHz swath adjacent to already available commercial

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05/14/12
GOP hires former Deters’ aide with a record

Izzy Santa, who was the communications director for U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, will take on the same position for the state party. Santa will receive soon her masters in political management from George Washington University.

Source: Cincinnati.com
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05/14/12
Ohio Republican Party announces new executive director, communications director

The party also hired a new communications director, Izzy Santa, who previously served in that role for Republican Congressman Bob Latta. The shakeup at the Ohio GOP stems from a bitter campaign to oust former party Chairman Kevin DeWine ...

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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05/11/12
Residents expect solutions from their elected officials

Dave Burke, normally regulars at events of this sort in the county, couldn't make it this time. U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, Sen. Rob Portman, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor each sent representatives from their offices to speak on their behalf.

Source: Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
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05/11/12
Residents expect solutions from their elected officials

Dave Burke, normally regulars at events of this sort in the county, couldn't make it this time. U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, Sen. Rob Portman, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor each sent representatives from their offices to speak on their behalf.

Source: Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
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05/11/12
Residents expect solutions from their elected officials

...State Sen. Dave Burke, normally regulars at events of this sort in the county, couldn't make it this time. U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, Sen. Rob Portman, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor each sent representatives from their offices to speak on their

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05/11/12
GOP, Dems dodge same-sex marriage

Even a majority of Republicans at 50-46 support either gay marriage or civil unions.” Neither U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green) nor his Democratic opponent, Angela Zimmann, returned telephone calls. David Cohen, a political science ...

Source: Toledo Blade
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05/10/12
Football greats kick off plan for Hall of Fame commemorative coins

The plan sponsored by Wadsworth Republican Rep. Jim Renacci and GOP U.S. Sen ... Steve LaTourette of Bainbridge Township and Bob Latta of Bowling Greene. Its Democratic cosponsors include Marcia Fudge of Warrensville Heights, Marcy Kaptur ...

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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05/05/12
Latta: Farm voices heard on labor proposal

Chris Oaks spoke with U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green. Q: The (U.S.) Labor Department recently dropped its controversial proposal to restrict the types of agriculture work permitted to be done by minors. Do you give them credit for ultimately ...

Source: Courier
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05/02/12
Farm folly

Ohio’s Congressional delegation, flooded with blistering letters, also weighed in. U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, co-sponsored the “preserving America’s Family Farms Act” to block any regulation that restricts kids from working on ...

Source: Columbus Dispatch
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04/30/12
Latta meets with constituents

U.S. Congressman Bob Latta was at the Seneca County Courthouse Annex Monday afternoon to listen to people's concerns in the annual courthouse conference. The event included one-on-one talks with Seneca County residents. Latta attends each District 5 county

Source: Seneca County Advertiser-Tribune
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04/27/12
Latta: Farm youth labor proposal out

“This is a clear victory for the agricultural community and the next generation of farmers.” — Rep. Bob Latta LIMA — The agricultural community, especially small family farms, can rest easy knowing proposed restrictions on their children ...

Source: LimaOhio.com
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04/27/12
Latta: Farm youth labor proposal out

“This is a clear victory for the agricultural community and the next generation of farmers.” — Rep. Bob Latta LIMA — The agricultural community, especially small family farms, can rest easy knowing proposed restrictions on their children ...

Source: LimaOhio.com
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04/26/12
What if Redistricting Had Taken Place After 2008? - Part 1

Rather than eliminate John Olver's seat, the old 10th district held by retiring Rep. Bill Delahunt probably would have ... Tim Ryan and Steve LaTourette are combined in a seat favoring Ryan, Bob Latta and Marcy Kaptur are combined in a seat ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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04/25/12
Latta staff to be in Tiffin

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will host one-on-one meetings with constituents during his Seneca County Courthouse Conference on April 30. The event will occur from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Seneca County Annex Building, 117 E. Market St., Second .

Source: Review Times
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04/24/12
Boys achive goal of new flags

Indian Hills Elementary students Seth Baldwin, center, and Dylan Shaw receive two new flags for their school from U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green) during a special presentation in front of the student body. The boys wrote a letter to ...

Source: Toledo Blade
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04/21/12
Officials planning more trips to D.C.

"Their leadership is helping put pressure on the Army Corps in terms of funding," she said. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Bob Latta pledged to send followup letters to corps officials supporting the project, she said. Future lobbying trips will be ...

Source: Courier
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04/21/12
Officials planning more trips to D.C.

"Their leadership is helping put pressure on the Army Corps in terms of funding," she said. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Bob Latta pledged to send followup letters to corps officials supporting the project, she said. Future lobbying trips will be essential

Source: Courier
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