Robert E. Latta
Republican
· OH-5 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Influence Score
59.4
Moderately exposed
↓ -0.8
vs 118th (60.2)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
6.7
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.2
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$11,145
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$9
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.5
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.5
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
13.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
6.4
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
2.6
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$13,004 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$5 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $34.44M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $69K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 36.5 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 39.8 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 60.2 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 59.4 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$65,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
1.3%
Amount from this network
$36,000
Total from all networks
$2,824,459
Networks contributing
428
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Who funds Latta
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,189,150
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
94.4%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
32.8%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
5
Money that arrived near votes
$8K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
5
Share of their total fundraising
0.38%
Biggest clusters of timed money
GOOGLE
$3K
WOOLACE ELECTRIC
$2K
MARATHON PETROLEUM
$1K
WOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL
$1K
WOODLACE ELECTRIC
$1K
DATA AND MARKETING
$500
METRO HEALTH SYSTEM
$500
UT PHYSICIANS
$500
DELL BURTIS LAW
$300
WAUSEON CLINIC
$300
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
MCCAULLEYCOMPANY
$18K
RW BECKETT
$14K
COOPER FARMS
$13K
DISH NETWORK
$13K
DISH NETWORK
$12K
INVARIANT
$11K
MARATHON PETROLEUM
$10K
BARD MANUFACTURING
$10K
MISSION STRATEGIES
$9K
MARATHON PETROLEUM
$9K
HOMEMAKER
$8K
PARKER STEEL
$8K
HOMEMAKER
$7K
1 NATURAL WAY
$7K
ARNOLD VENTURES
$7K
BARD MANUFACTURING
$7K
BARD MFG
$7K
CLEAR PATH
$7K
COOPER FARMS
$7K
COOPER FARMS HATCHERY
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Robert E. Latta comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$9K
Disclosed outside spending
$6K
Dark-money outside spending
$2K
Share that is dark money
27.07%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$2K
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$6K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$5K
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)
$2K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$750
INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC.
$414
DEMOCRACY PAC
$124
OHIOANS FOR A HEALTHY ECONOMY ACTION FUND
$15
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
JEFFREY J KOLOZE
$8K
GEORGE ERBACHER
$3K
THOMAS MORRIS
$2K
EDWIN BOTERO
$300
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
59 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $147K to Robert E. Latta across 85 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$147K
Shared contributors
59
Contributions
85
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $4K |
| 2024 | 47 | 58 | $98K |
| 2026 | 22 | 25 | $45K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Robert E. Latta or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREW GRIFFIN | Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Latta (2019-2022); Comms Dir, Rep. Robert Latta (201… | INVARIANT LLC | 32 | 37 | 2023–2025 |
| HAWLEY STANTON | Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant to Representative R… | CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 16 | 16 | 2023–2025 |
| SHANE SKELTON | Legislative Counsel, Rep. Robert E. Latta (R-OH); Counsel and Policy Advisor, Ho… | MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY) | 6 | 31 | 2023–2025 |
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Robert E. Latta sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required