Back to news

Press Release: Bob Latta Delivers Keynote on Autonomous Vehicles and SELF DRIVE Act

Investivoq CongressRadar

Rep. Bob Latta discusses autonomous vehicles and federal safety standards at an Ohio Chamber Future Forum event.

Investivoq AI Summary

Latta speaks at Ohio forum on autonomous vehicles: Rep. Bob Latta said he delivered the keynote at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s Future Forum in East Liberty, Ohio, where he discussed autonomous vehicles, federal standards, and Ohio’s role in transportation innovation.

SELF DRIVE Act highlighted: In a statement, Latta said the proposed SELF DRIVE Act would require safety demonstrations before deployment, create a national crash-reporting database, and preserve state authority over areas like traffic laws, registration, and insurance.

Broader goals cited: Latta also said autonomous vehicles could improve mobility and create manufacturing jobs, and he expressed support for a bipartisan federal framework for the technology.

Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated summary of a press release. The model used to summarize this release may make mistakes. See the full release here.

Check out the Investivoq API to build on top of data on congressional stock trading, insider transactions, hedge fund moves, and more.

Robert E. Latta Fundraising

Robert E. Latta Fundraising

Robert E. Latta recently disclosed $211.4K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2026. This was the 466th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 39.8% came from individual donors.

Latta disclosed $102.2K of spending. This was the 798th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.

Latta disclosed $1.0M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 394th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.

You can see the disclosure here, or track Robert E. Latta's fundraising on Investivoq.

Robert E. Latta Net Worth

Investivoq estimates that Robert E. Latta is worth $11.7M, as of October 9th, 2026. This is the 103rd highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.

Latta has approximately $320.4K invested in publicly traded assets which Investivoq is able to track live.

You can track Robert E. Latta's net worth on Investivoq's politician page for Latta.

Robert E. Latta Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Robert E. Latta:

  • H.R.10164: BEDROCK Act
  • H.R.9914: Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act
  • H.R.9774: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for expedited approval of priority nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.9151: Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act
  • H.R.9126: HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 2026
  • H.R.7970: STOP Nitazenes Act

You can track bills proposed by Robert E. Latta on Investivoq's politician page for Latta.

2026 Ohio's 5th Congressional District Election

There has been approximately $1,705,111 of spending in Ohio's 5th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.

Approximately $60,458 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:

  • AMERICA PAC ($55,172)
  • NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND ($4,616)

The rating for this race is currently "Solid R".

You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 Ohio's 5th congressional district election.