Bob Latta

(son of Delbert L. Latta ) a Representative from Ohio; born in Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio, April 18, 1956; B.A., Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1978; J.D., University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1981; lawyer, private practice; member, Wood County, Ohio, Commissioner, 1991-1996; member, Ohio state senate, 1997-2000; member, Ohio state house of representatives, 2001-2007; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Tenth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Paul Gillmor and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (December 11, 2007-present).