Speaking to reporters in front of the Toledo VA Outpatient Clinic in South Toledo, Ms. Zimmann, a Democrat, said she would better serve veterans than Mr. Latta.
"My opponent in this race has a net worth of $2.3 million, and he seems indifferent to the needs of District 5 veterans," she said. "In fact, we can show how Bob Latta was part of an effort to cut housing assistance for 10,000 homeless veterans, leaving them on the street, while giving more tax breaks to multimillionaires like himself. The voting records of Congress also indicate that in October, 2009, [he] voted to eliminate school lunch funding for children whose parents were fighting overseas."

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Interesting comparison of Congressman Latta vs. his constituents. ("It's good to be the king" or Congressman)
http://rjw-progressive.blogspot.com/2012/01/bob-latta-and-his-wealth.html
Latta’s wealth over just the 4 years he has served in Congress has increased from about $1,386,000* (the mid point of the range as shown in the chart) to about $2,258,000 (also the midpoint) an increase of about $872,000, equaling an increase of about 63%
During these same four years, the median income for families in Wood County dropped from $47,874 to $45,395, a drop of about 5%. (I couldn’t find figures for median wealth of families in Wood County, or figures for the Ohio 5th district, so these Wood Co
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