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Robert E. Latta

R Republican · Representative, Ohio 5th district
20
Low self-dealing
3/6 components have data
#110 of 193 scored

Rep. Robert E. Latta (R-OH-05), in office since 2007 and a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, has a comparatively clean accountability profile. His disclosed STOCK Act activity (roughly 19 trades, ~$225K volume) is concentrated entirely in a single Ohio regional bank, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO/FMBA), with no overlap with his telecom/energy committee jurisdiction and no signs of active diversified or market-timing trading. His career donor base aligns with his committee (energy/telecom), which is a correlation rather than evidence of quid pro quo, and his net worth (~$5-7.7M per estimates) reflects substantial pre-office and family wealth. No public records were found of FEC personal-use enforcement, family lobbying tied to his office, a notable staff-to-lobbyist pipeline, or fundraising-driven absenteeism (his missed-vote rate is 0.3%, well below the median).

Public record

In Congress since
2007
Committees
Energy and Commerce
Missed votes, 119th Congress
0.0% (0 of 674; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$1.5M raised · 55% from PACs & committees · $1.0M cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

H.R. 7008 passage, Jul 22, 2026
Yes
Cosponsored a ban bill
None

H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →

Disclosed stock trades

9trades since Jan 2025
9buys
0sells
0filed past 45 days
$37K–$205Kdisclosed value range

Most-traded: FMAO ×9

TradedFiledOwnerAssetTypeAmount
Jul 20, 2026Jul 24, 2026SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jun 4, 2026Jun 5, 2026SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Apr 20, 2026Apr 24, 2026SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jan 20, 2026Jan 23, 2026SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 20, 2025Oct 27, 2025SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 20, 2025Jul 25, 2025SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jun 5, 2025Jun 8, 2025SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Apr 20, 2025Apr 27, 2025SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jan 20, 2025Jan 24, 2025SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 20, 2024Nov 7, 2024SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 20, 2024Jul 21, 2024SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jun 6, 2024Jun 9, 2024SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Apr 20, 2024Apr 20, 2024SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jan 22, 2024Feb 14, 2024SpouseFMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) [ST]Buy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗

Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.

How the score breaks down

Stock self-tradinghousehold / spouse
25% weight
18
About 19 disclosed trades totaling roughly $225K, concentrated entirely in one Ohio regional bank stock (Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, FMAO/FMBA). No committee-sector overlap (his committee is Energy & Commerce, not banking), no diversified trading, no evidence of suspicious timing or market-beating returns. Single-name, likely local/family holding; low self-dealing risk but nonzero because he does trade an individual stock.
Latta has ~19 trades, ~$225,500 volume, all in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO); recent buys 4/20/2026 and 6/4/2026.Data aggregatormarketbeat.com ↗Reported FMAO purchase of $1,001-$15,000 on April 20, 2026, filed April 24, 2026 under STOCK Act.Data aggregatorbenzinga.com ↗
Net-worth enrichment in officeno data
15% weight
—
Net worth estimated ~$5.19M (2018, OpenSecrets) and ~$7.7M (2026, Quiver). Growth is plausibly attributable to pre-office/family wealth, bank holdings, and market appreciation; no source isolates growth beyond salary+market over tenure. Pre-office wealth is not scored, so no penalty assigned.
OpenSecrets estimated Latta's net worth at $5,188,531 in 2018; Quiver estimates ~$7.7M as of April 2026.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗Quiver Quantitative estimates Latta worth ~$7.7M, 129th-highest in Congress (April 2026).Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
30
Correlation, not proof. As senior Energy & Commerce member and Energy Subcommittee chair, Latta's donor base concentrates in energy, telecom, and electric utility industries that fall under his committee jurisdiction, and he sponsors related legislation (e.g., SECURE Grid Act). This industry-money/jurisdiction alignment is typical of committee seniority and does not establish a quid pro quo.
Latta chairs the Energy Subcommittee and sits on Communications & Technology, shaping energy/telecom policy; his SECURE Grid Act advanced through the committee.Official recordenergycommerce.house.gov ↗OpenSecrets tracks Latta's top industries/contributors by career, concentrated in his committee's regulated sectors.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No public records found of FEC personal-use complaints, enforcement actions, or news reports alleging personal use of campaign or leadership-PAC funds. Committee (Latta for Congress, C00438697) files routine reports with ~$1.0M cash on hand. Absence is not penalized.
Latta for Congress (C00438697) FEC committee filings show routine fundraising and ~$1.0M cash on hand; no personal-use enforcement found.Official recordfec.gov ↗
Revolving door & familyno data
15% weight
—
No public records found tying family members to lobbying/contracts connected to his office, nor a notable staff-to-lobbyist pipeline. (His late father, former Rep. Delbert Latta, appears in OpenSecrets' revolving-door/former-members data but reflects the father's own prior service, not Bob Latta's office.) Absence is not penalized.
OpenSecrets revolving-door database returns no specific lobbying ties for Bob Latta's family/staff tied to his office; the Latta entry relates to former Rep. Delbert L. Latta.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
5
Latta missed 39 of 11,492 roll-call votes (0.3%) from Dec 2007 to June 2026, well below the 2.1% median. He conducts routine fundraising (~$265K-$272K disclosed in recent quarters) but no evidence this displaces legislative duties or involves heavy paid speeches.
Latta missed 39 of 11,492 roll-call votes (0.3%), better than the 2.1% median, Dec 2007-June 2026.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗Latta disclosed ~$265.2K of Q4 fundraising (filed Jan 31, 2026) with ~$1.0M cash on hand.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗

Sources behind this score: 4 data aggregator · 4 reference database · 2 official record. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 3 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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