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LATTA, Robert E., (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 succeeding Congress (December 11, 2007-present).