1. Delbert Leroy Latta was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989.
11 Facts About Del Latta
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Del Latta was born in Weston, Ohio, the son of Bessie Viola and Lester Del Latta.
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Del Latta attended the public schools in North Baltimore, Ohio, and graduated from McComb High School in 1938.
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Del Latta was admitted to the bar in 1944 and was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1953 to 1958, serving three terms.
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Del Latta practiced law and taught at Ohio Northern University.
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Del Latta was a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention.
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Del Latta was elected as a Republican to the 86th and to the 14 succeeding Congresses from January 3,1959, to January 3,1989.
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Del Latta said that hearing Nixon's involvement in the cover-up indicated that "we certainly weren't given the truth" by the White House.
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Del Latta served as the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee from 1975 to his retirement in 1989.
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Del Latta was married to the former Rose Mary Kiene, rural Pandora, Putnam County, Ohio, and they had two children, Rose Ellen and Robert, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Del Latta died at Bowling Green, Ohio, on May 12,2016.