# Robert Latta

Robert Latta is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Ohio’s 5th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Ohio’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2007-12-13
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000566
- FEC candidate IDs: H8OH05036

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000566 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.1% of Latta’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (average 2.1%).

## What Latta says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,051 classified statements: 736 posts on X, 182 Congressional Record speeches, 108 press releases, 25 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Latta | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 207 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 8.7% | 15.1% | 188 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 57.9% | 67.7% | 187 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.6% | 8.9% | 45 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 31.8% | 37.4% | 155 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 3.0% | 171 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 27% (House Republicans 8.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Republicans 24%); Science, Technology, Communications 17% (House Republicans 7.2%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Health 16% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.97 (standard error 0.01), from 1,531 donors and 7,567 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.0% (97.1%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 107. 36.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 20 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10164: BEDROCK Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10164
- H.R. 9914: Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9914
- H.R. 9774: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for expedited approval of priority nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9774
- H.R. 9151: Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9151
- H.R. 9126: HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9126
- H.R. 7970: STOP Nitazenes Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7970
- H.R. 7390: SELF DRIVE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7390
- H.R. 7257: SECURE Grid Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7257
- H.R. 6577: Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6577
- H.R. 5147: WIRELESS Leadership Act (in committee, 2025-09-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5147

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 5.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 68% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2112886300269281687
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2112260342659117366
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2111875132213834031
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2110862292657053963
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2110066270053773467
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2110116735579820345
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2109451409464709237
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2109781306036875422
- 2026-10-09 · Press release · Latta Delivers Keynote Address on Autonomous Vehicles, SELF DRIVE Act · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407877
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobLatta/status/2107876906506862811

## Links

- Official site: https://latta.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/BobLatta
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boblatta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boblatta
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CongressmanBobLatta
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000566

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000566