Del Latta

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Del Latta
Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bill Frenzel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Cliff Clevenger
Succeeded by	Paul Gillmor
Member of the Ohio State Senate
In office 1953–1958
Personal details
Born	Delbert Leroy Latta (1920-03-05)March 5, 1920 Weston, Ohio, US
Died	May 12, 2016(2016-05-12) (aged 96) Bowling Green, Ohio, US
Resting place	Union Cemetery, McComb, Ohio, US
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rose Mary Kiene
Children	2, including Bob
Residence(s)	Bowling Green, Ohio, US
Alma mater	Findlay College Ohio Northern University
Del Latta's voice Del Latta criticizes the rule for debate of plant closing and trade bills Recorded July 13, 1988

Delbert Leroy Latta (March 5, 1920 – May 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989. A Republican, he is one of the state's longest-serving politicians as well as the father of Bob Latta, who has held his father's congressional seat since 2007.^[1]