Representative · Ohio's 5th district

Robert E. Latta

Robert E. Latta is a Republican representative for Ohio's 5th district, in Congress since 2007. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 0, and cast 462 of 471 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Dec 13, 2007
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	0.0%0 of 675 · rank 413 of 439	98%462 of 471 · rank 234 of 439	190 became law	10%10 of 105
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.0%0 of 1,222 · rank 439 of 442	95%807 of 852 · rank 301 of 442	190 became law	11%16 of 152
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.0%0 of 997 · rank 426 of 443	98%560 of 573 · rank 248 of 443	251 became law	13%25 of 190

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.51+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified· Agreed to 233–194· Against party
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–299· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 124–303· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Communications and Technology
EnergyChair
Environment

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Ohio's 5th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $626.7M
Per resident: $792
Rank in Ohio: 4 of 15
Contract actions: 851; New awards: 558

By fiscal year

68.3MFY2017
69.8MFY2018
73.7MFY2019
177.5MFY2020
308.7MFY2021
335.9MFY2022
602.5MFY2023
673.8MFY2024
792MFY2025
626.7MFY2026

Top buyers

Defense Logistics Agency$542.6M87%
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs$72.6M12%
Federal Aviation Administration$5.8M0.9%
Department of Transportation
Department of the Army$3M0.5%
Department of Defense
Agricultural Marketing Service$1.8M0.3%
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Coast Guard$500.5K0.1%
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$494.4K0.1%
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection Agency$371K0.1%

Top recipients

MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP$521.6M83%
151 awards
CONCORDANCE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LLC$69M11%
121 awards
CUTTING DYNAMICS, LLC$7.2M1.1%
37 awards
AIRCRAFT WHEEL AND BRAKE, LLC$4.1M0.7%
51 awards
NORTH WIND PORTAGE, INC.$3M0.5%
1 award
CELINA TENT INC$2.7M0.4%
8 awards
CAP 360 LLC$2.7M0.4%
45 awards
INVACARE CORP$2.6M0.4%
30 awards
HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP.$2.2M0.3%
35 awards
WELLS GLOBAL, LLC$2.1M0.3%
2 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $1.5M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $1M
From committees: $876.6K; 263 committees
From contractor PACs: $270K; 69 PACs · 31% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)	$10K	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$0
ball corporationball corporation political action committee	$10K	BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99% · of one corporate family	-$182.3K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government	$10K	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$5M
dominion energy, inc.dominion energy, inc. political action committee - dominion pac	$10K	DOMINION ENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$25.5K
comcast corporationcomcast corporation & nbcuniversal political action committee - federal	$10K	COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$453.1K
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac	$10K	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization	$6.6M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$10K	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
constellation energy corporationconstellation energy corporation employee political action committee (cepac)	$10K	CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$60.9M
duke energy corporationduke energy corporation employee political action committee (dukepac)	$9,500	DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$17.5M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1.5M	$876.6K	$270K69 PACs · 31% of committee money
2024	$2M	$1.2M	$351K88 PACs · 28% of committee money
2022	$1.6M	$967.5K	$283K75 PACs · 29% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · Ohio's 5th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
House · Ohio's 5th districtDec 13, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: latta.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6405
Office: 2470 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.