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Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte (born September 22, 1952) [ˈgʊdlæt] ] is a Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia. He serves as the congressman for the 6th District. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Goodlatte received a B.A. in government studies 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 U.S. Representative M. Caldwell Butler of Virginia, from 1977 to 1979. He then founded his own law firm in Roanoke, before going into business with the law offices of Bird, Kinder, and Huffman.[citation needed] Goodlatte was elected as a Republican to the 103rd Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993–present), taking the place of the retiring Jim Olin. During his time in Congress, Goodlatte has been a member of the Committee on Agriculture, although he received a 0% approval rating from the League of Conservation Voters for his service in the 109th Congress.[citation needed] He served as chairman from 2003 to 2007 and is now the ranking Republican member. Under Goodlatte, the Agricultural Committee held 132 hearings. He is also a member of the House Judiciary Committee and sits on the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee. Goodlatte has served as a member of the cyber-security task force and is currently on the Courts, Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee. Goodlatte has also worked for welfare reform and for a balanced budget. He also has studied forestry policy, and has often spoken in favor of the timber industry.[citation needed]
[edit] Internet legislationGoodlatte 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] Goodlatte supports Internet deregulation and a crackdown on spammers and spyware. [edit] Electoral history
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, write-ins received 160 votes. In 1994, write-ins received 189 votes. In 1996, write-ins received 71 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 66 votes. In 2006, write-ins received 948 votes. In 2008, write-ins received 262 votes.
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