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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English language at home: 5.29% of households (Spanish: 24,394 households; German: 1,935; Chinese: 1,205)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 22.6 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drives alone to work: 80.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 40.6
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 3.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 2.42% (19.1k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 98.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 7.71% (60.8k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 83.9% (661k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 788,570 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $897
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $190,800
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 74.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.8% (ACS 5-Year); 11.3% (Data USA 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $71,027 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 2 — Marijuana Legalization Initiative (November 2023) (2023) — passed, margin 57.0% to 43.0% statewide
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 1 — Reproductive Freedom Amendment (November 2023) (2023) — passed, margin 56.6% to 43.4% statewide
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.05)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.2)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: ProMedica Health System (multiple locations including Fostoria, Toledo-area) (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Ball Corporation (Findlay — metal packaging manufacturing) (800 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cooper Farms (Oakwood — poultry, pork, and egg production) (2000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Whirlpool Corporation (Findlay and Clyde plants — laundry manufacturing, ~2,000+ employees) (2000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Marathon Petroleum Corporation (Findlay — headquarters, ~2,500 local employees in Hancock County) (2500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Ohio's 5th Congressional District encompasses 12 counties in northwestern and north-central Ohio, stretching from the suburbs of Toledo and Cleveland through rural farm country to the Indiana and Michigan borders. With approximately 788,570 residents, it is a deep-red district (Cook PVI R+35) that Latta has represented since 2007, succeeding Rep. Paul Gillmor. The district has a median household income of $71,027 — well above the $37,585 national median — and a poverty rate of 7.8% (ACS) to 11.3% (Data USA broader measure). The population is 83.9% White (661,000) with 7.71% Hispanic (60,800) and only 2.42% foreign-born (19,100). An extraordinary 98.8% of residents are U.S. citizens. Only 25.1% hold bachelor's degrees, well below the 33.7% national average. Median home values are $190,800 with a 74% homeownership rate. The district is car-dependent: 80.6% drive alone to work with a 22.6-minute average commute. The economy is anchored by energy (Marathon Petroleum's headquarters in Findlay employs ~2,500), agriculture (Cooper Farms in Oakwood is a major poultry and pork producer), manufacturing (Whirlpool's Findlay plant, Cooper Tire, Ball Corp), and healthcare. Latta's father, Del Latta, represented this district from 1959 to 1989 and served as ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee. Key local concerns include energy industry regulation, agricultural trade policy, broadband access in rural areas, healthcare access, and manufacturing job retention.
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Voted yea on H.R. 1628 (American Health Care Act of 2017 — On Passage (Repeal of the Affordable Care Act)) on 2017-05-04: Latta voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which had extended coverage to over 20 million Americans. During this period, constituents 'reached out to Latta's office on multiple occasions asking for a traditional town hall to talk health care but heard nothing back.' His hometown newspaper headlined: 'Latta missing in action as citizens demand town hall.' The BG Independent Media reported that Latta held 'poorly publicized telephone town halls where calls can be screened so as not to include anything we actually are demanding accountability on.' This vote, combined with his refusal to engage constituents on healthcare, established the pattern of ducking in-person forums while voting for major healthcare cuts that has continued through his OBBB vote.
Date: 2017-05-04
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 4 (Rescissions Act of 2025 — On Passage) on 2025-06-13: Latta voted Yea (214-212) to rescind $9.4 billion in previously appropriated federal spending. The AFL-CIO scored this vote 'Wrong' (against working people). As a fiscal conservative who had received Watchdog of the Treasury awards, this vote aligned with his brand of opposing wasteful spending and limiting the size of government. It contrasted with his OBBB vote, where he supported deficit-expanding tax cuts. The vote illustrates the selective nature of his fiscal conservatism — opposing appropriated spending while supporting tax expenditures.
Date: 2025-06-13
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.J.Res. 139 (Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution) on 2026-03-18: Latta voted Yea on a Balanced Budget Amendment that would constitutionally require the federal government to balance its budget annually. This vote occurred in the same 2025-2026 session as his Yea vote for the OBBB, which the CBO projected would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit. Latta had previously voted for BBA proposals in 2011 and in 2018, when he co-sponsored H.J. Res. 2, stating on the House floor: 'It's time that this Congress acts and passes this balanced budget amendment. We've been talking about it for years, and we have that opportunity today.' The juxtaposition of constitutionally requiring balanced budgets while supporting deficit-financed tax cuts is stark — voting for fiscal restraint in symbolism while expanding the deficit in practice.
Date: 2026-03-18
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Voted yea on H.R. 5371 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Government Shutdown) on 2025-11-12: Latta voted to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. He held a telephone town hall with over 6,716 constituents about the shutdown, taking questions and offering updates. His district's 7.8% poverty rate and SNAP-dependent population were directly harmed by the prolonged shutdown. The vote aligned with pragmatic governing — distinguishing him from Freedom Caucus holdouts — and his statement framed the CR as including 'needed investments' for his district.
Date: 2025-11-12
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 7147 / H.R. 7744 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026) on 2026-04-29: Latta voted multiple times to fund DHS and end the partial shutdown. During the September 2025 shutdown, he directed the CAO to have his pay withheld. As a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee rather than an appropriator, his DHS votes demonstrate conference loyalty rather than committee jurisdiction. His district's 98.8% citizenship rate means immigration enforcement has minimal local impact, but the vote aligned with his border-security messaging.
Date: 2026-04-29
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Voted yea on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: Latta voted Yea (224-200) with 209 of 212 Republicans. His district includes significant agricultural areas — Cooper Farms ($125,000 career donor) is a major district employer — and he introduced provisions including the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act within the bill. The bill preserved SNAP cuts from the OBBB, affecting food-insecure families in his 7.8% poverty-rate district. Only 3 Republicans voted Nay; 14 Democrats crossed to support. Latta's vote reconciled agricultural constituency interests with conference loyalty.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Voted yea on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage) on 2025-04-10: Latta voted with all Republicans (220-208) to require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. Only 4 Democrats joined. His district is 83.9% White with 98.8% citizenship — ID requirements create virtually no practical barriers for constituents. The League of Women Voters of Bowling Green — a LWV chapter that had publicly condemned Latta for refusing town halls — characterized the bill as a voter suppression measure.
Date: 2025-04-10
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)) on 2024-04-20: Latta broke with the majority of House Republicans (101 voted Nay) to support $60.8 billion in Ukraine aid. He also voted for the 2022 Lend-Lease Act and the 2023 supplemental appropriations. Republicans for Ukraine gave him an 'A' grade — a rarity among Ohio Republicans. He also voted to condemn the illegal abduction of Ukrainian children. Latta's support for Ukraine aid is a notable departure from the MAGA isolationist wing, making him one of the more consistently pro-Ukraine Republicans in a delegation that includes vocal Ukraine skeptics. His district hosts no major defense contractors, so this vote reflects foreign policy conviction rather than constituent economic interest.
Date: 2024-04-20
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Voted yea on S. 5 / H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-07: Latta voted with all 216 voting Republicans and 46 Democrats (264-159) to mandate ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft. His district has only 2.42% foreign-born residents and 98.8% citizenship — among the lowest immigrant populations in the nation — meaning immigration enforcement has almost no direct impact on his constituents. The vote aligned with his Trump-endorsed conservative identity in his R+35 district. His oil & gas and telecom donors supported the broader GOP immigration enforcement framework.
Date: 2025-01-07
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and Final Passage) on 2025-07-03: Latta's Yea vote (218-214) is the defining vote of his 18-year congressional career. As Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee of Energy & Commerce, he was a key advocate for the bill's energy provisions, celebrating the markup that would 'prioritize American energy dominance.' He framed the vote as delivering tax relief and addressing the national debt — a characterization contradicted by the CBO's projection of $3-4 trillion in deficit expansion. His district's 7.8% poverty rate, $71,027 median income, and heavy reliance on Medicaid expansion (Ohio expanded under the ACA) made the bill's $930 billion in Medicaid cuts particularly impactful. His top donors — Marathon Petroleum ($140,683), oil & gas industry ($634,941), and electric utilities ($544,006) — strongly supported the bill's energy deregulation. The AFL-CIO scored his vote against working people. A constituent wrote in BG Independent Media that Latta 'has not told his constituents why it was so important to give the very wealthiest Americans one trillion dollars in income tax savings.' Latta also voted Yea on first passage on May 22, 2025, and Yea on the budget reconciliation rule vote.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[vote] Latta voted Yea on the Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J. Res. 139) on March 18, 2026, which would 'effectively prohibit the federal government from deficit spending.' He had previously voted for BBA proposals in 2011 and 2018, making balanced budget requirements a multi-decade fiscal commitment.
Date: 2026-03-18
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[disclosure] The CBO projected the OBBB would cut approximately $930 billion from Medicaid over 10 years and cause millions to lose health coverage. Latta's district has a 7.8% poverty rate, a median household income of $71,027, and significant rural populations reliant on Medicaid expansion — Ohio expanded Medicaid under the ACA. Latta had previously voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017, sparking constituent protests and demands for town halls that he also refused to hold.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[statement] Latta's OBBB press release stated the bill would 'strengthen Medicaid' and 'support families, seniors, and small businesses,' framing the bill's healthcare provisions as protective rather than reductive.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[statement] On June 26, 2023, Latta issued a press release celebrating a major broadband internet investment for Ohioans in his district. The Ohio Democratic Party documented that Latta 'voted against The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which made the funding possible,' calling it 'the latest example of Ohio Republicans taking credit for the work of Ohio Democrats.'
Date: 2023-06-26
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[platform] Latta received the 'Watchdog of the Treasury' award three times (1998, 2000, 2005) from the United Conservatives of Ohio for his 'commitment to fiscal responsibility' and opposing tax increases. His campaign biography frames him as 'a true conservative who can produce results' and as a 'Watchdog of the Treasury.'
Date: 2005-12-31
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[disclosure] The Congressional Budget Office projected the OBBB would add approximately $3-4 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated a net deficit increase of approximately $3.3 trillion. The bill's claimed $1.5 trillion in spending 'cuts' were largely offset by additional tax expenditures.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[statement] In his July 3, 2025 press release celebrating the OBBB, Latta stated the bill 'takes us one step closer to cutting wasteful spending and reducing fraud and abuse in the federal government' and would help 'address the national debt.' He previously voted on April 10, 2025 to advance the budget reconciliation process, stating it would 'address the national debt.'
Date: 2025-07-03
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Latta received the 'Watchdog of the Treasury' award three times (1998, 2000, 2005) from the United Conservatives of Ohio for his commitment to fiscal responsibility and opposing tax increases. Club for Growth gave him a 79% lifetime score and rated him a 'Defender of Economic Freedom.'
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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Latta serves as Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, overseeing energy policy, and sits on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. He is the son of former Rep. Del Latta (R-OH), who served 15 terms and was ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee.
Date: 2025-01-03
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Q1 2026: disclosed $272,100 in fundraising (30.0% from individual donors) and $364,500 in spending. $931,100 cash on hand. Quiver Quantitative estimates net worth at $7.7 million (129th highest in Congress), with approximately $254,300 invested in publicly traded assets.
Date: 2026-04-17
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Top contributing organizations (2007-2024): Marathon Petroleum ($140,683 — $83,683 individuals + $57,000 PAC), Cooper Farms ($125,000 — all individuals), American Bankers Assn ($92,750 — all PAC), National Auto Dealers Assn ($87,000 — all PAC), AT&T Inc ($85,503 — $503 individuals + $85,000 PAC).
Date: 2024-07-16
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Top contributing industries (2007-2024): Oil & Gas ($634,941 — $102,441 individuals + $532,500 PACs), Telecom Services ($554,700 — $56,700 individuals + $498,000 PACs), Electric Utilities ($544,006 — $48,056 individuals + $495,950 PACs), Retired ($499,884), Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($472,158 — $24,508 individuals + $447,650 PACs).
Date: 2024-07-16
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Career (2007-2024): Raised $11,677,261; Spent $10,620,393; Cash on hand $1,171,223; Debts $0. Top career industry: Oil & Gas ($634,941). Top career contributor: Marathon Petroleum ($140,683).
Date: 2024-07-16
Added: 03 May 2026
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