Rep. Tom Latham was born on July 14, 1948 in Hampton, Iowa. He is married and has three children. He attended Wartburg College in 1967 and attended Iowa State University.  Latham was the Franklin County Republican Party chairman from 1984-91, and has been in the U.S. House since 1995.  He sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, where he chairs a subcommittee.

In 2012, Tom Latham defeated Rep. Leonard Boswell; census redistricting placed them both in the same race.

SELECT INTEREST GROUP RATINGS

US Chamber of Commerce (89)	Gun Owners of America (A-)
AFL-CIO (14)	American Civil Liberties Union (18)
National Taxpayers Union (72)	NARAL Pro-Choice America (0)
English First (A)	League of Women Voters (33)

 



KEY VOTES:

HR 5175 Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements – N
Repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – N
HR 2454 Energy and Environmental Law Amendments – N
HJR 45 Reinforcing PAYGO Budget Rule –N
HR 5618 Unemployment Benefits Extension – N
HR 3590 Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments – N