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| Assumed office January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Olin |
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| Born | September 22, 1952 Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Maryellen Flaherty |
| Residence | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Bates College, Washington and Lee University |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Religion | Christian Science |
Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte (pronounced /ˈɡʊdlæt/; born September 22, 1952) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia. He serves as the congressman for the 6th District, which is based in Roanoke and also includes Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Staunton.
Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Goodlatte received a B.A. in political science from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1974. He also holds a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, which he earned in 1977. Goodlatte was an attorney in private practice in his early professional career before becoming a staff aide for 6th District congressman M. Caldwell Butler from 1977 to 1979.
After Butler's successor, Democrat Jim Olin, opted not to run for reelection in 1992, Goodlatte won the Republican nomination and was elected in November with 60 percent of the vote. He has been reelected eight times with no substantive opposition, and even ran unopposed in 1994 and from 2000 to 2004.
During his time in Congress, Goodlatte has been a member of the Agriculture Committee, serving as the committee's chairman from 2003 to 2007.
Goodlatte has a mostly conservative voting record, reflecting a growing conservative trend in what was historically a moderate Republican district. He is a member of the Republican Study Committee.
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Committee assignments
- Committee on Agriculture
- Committee on the Judiciary (Vice Ranking Member)
Internet legislation
Goodlatte is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online gambling. In 2006, he sponsored H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.[1] In September 2006, working with now defeated Iowa Congressman Jim Leach, Goodlatte was a major House supporter of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. The Act was passed at midnight the day Congress adjourned before the 2006 elections. Prior to it being added to the bill, the gambling provisions had not been debated by any Congressional committee.[2]
H.R 1503
On May 5, 2009, Goodlatte signed on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 1503, a bill to require future presidential candidates to provide proof of citizenship by submitting copies of their birth certificate. The bill has been described as a response to the theories which claim that U.S. President Barack Obama is not a natural born U.S. citizen.[3]
Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Independent | Votes | Pct | Independent | Votes | Pct | |||||
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| 1992 | Stephen A. Musselwhite | 84,618 | 40% | Bob Goodlatte | 127,309 | 60% | * | ||||||||||
| 1994 | (no candidate) | Bob Goodlatte | 126,455 | 100% | * | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | Jeffrey W. Grey | 61,485 | 31% | Bob Goodlatte | 133,576 | 67% | Jay P. Rutledge | 4,229 | 2% | * | |||||||
| 1998 | David A. Bowers | 39,487 | 31% | Bob Goodlatte | 89,177 | 69% | * | ||||||||||
| 2000 | (no candidate) | Bob Goodlatte | 153,338 | 99% | Write-ins | 1,145 | 1% | ||||||||||
| 2002 | (no candidate) | Bob Goodlatte | 105,530 | 97% | Write-ins | 3,202 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | (no candidate) | Bob Goodlatte | 206,560 | 97% | Write-ins | 7,088 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 2006 | (no candidate) | Bob Goodlatte | 153,187 | 75% | Barbara Jean Pryor | 25,129 | 12% | Andre D. Peery | 24,731 | 12% | * | ||||||
| 2008 | Sam Rasoul | 114,367 | 37% | Bob Goodlatte | 192,350 | 62% | Janice Lee Allen | 5,413 | 2% | * |
References
- ^ Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4777
- ^ Nelson Rose: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 Analyzed
- ^ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01503:@@@P
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
External links
- Congressman Bob Goodlatte official U.S. House website
- Bob Goodlatte for Congress official campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Jim Olin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district January 3, 1993 – present |
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| Preceded by Larry Combest Texas |
Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Collin Peterson Minnesota |
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