Bob Goodlatte

	Bob Goodlatte
	U.S. House, Virginia, District 6
	Incumbent
	In office
	January 3, 1993-present
	Term ends
	January 3, 2015
Years in position	20
Party	Republican
Predecessor	James R. Olin (D)
	Leadership
	Chair, 6th District, Virginia Republican Committee
	1983-1988
	District Aide for Congressman Caldwell Butler
	1977-1979
	Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 3, 1992
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$7,631,880
Term limits	N/A
	Education
Bachelor's	Bates College
J.D.	Washington and Lee University
	Personal
Birthday	September 22, 1952
Place of birth	Holyoke, Massachusetts
Profession	Lawyer
Net worth	$2,135,021
Religion	Christian Scientist
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte (b. September 22, 1952) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Virginia. Goodlatte represents Virginia's 6th congressional district and was first elected to the House in 1992. He won re-election in 2012.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Goodlatte is a "moderate Republican leader".^[1]

Biography

After earning his bachelor's from Bates College and his J.D. from Washington and Lee University, Goodlatte became an aide to U.S. Rep. M. Caldwell Butler (Virginia). He also went into private practice as a lawyer.

Career

1993-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia's 6th congressional district
1983-1988: Chair, 6th District, Virginia Republican Committee
1977-1979: District Aide for Congressman Caldwell Butler

U.S. House

2013-2014

Goodlatte serves on the following committees:^[2]

Committee on Agriculture Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit
Judiciary Committee Chair

2011-12

Goodlatte was a member of the following committees:^[3]

Judiciary Committee
- Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet Chair
- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
Agriculture Committee Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry

Issues

House Judiciary Committee

Congressman Goodlatte has served on the House Judiciary Committee since he was first sworn into Congress in January of 1993. Goodlatte was elected Vice Ranking Member in 2009. Goodlatte serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittees on Courts and Competition Policy and Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.^[3]

The Congressman also serves as the Republican Ranking Member on the House Task Force on Judicial Impeachment which considers impeachments of federal judges.^[4]

Campaign themes

According to Goodlatte's website, his campaign themes included:

Budget: "Unfortunately, there are too many people in Washington more concerned about spending our money than paying attention to the bottom line."
National security: "We must also work to take control of our national borders as they are our first line of defense."
Immigration: "We must strengthen the fight against illegal immigration at our borders. We must move quickly to secure our southern border by increasing border patrols..."^[5]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Goodlatte voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[6]

Elections

2012

Goodlatte won re-election in 2012. He defeated Karen Kwiatkowski in the June 12 Republican primary and Andy Schmookler (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[7] ^[8] Goodlatte vastly outraised Kwiatkowski, and according to a local news source, he "has avoided recognition of his opponent and calls from Kwiatkowski to debate."^[9]^[10]

Goodlatte emphasized his approval from the national Right to Life Committee, National Rifle Association, and National Taxpayers Union.^[9]

U.S. House, Virginia, District 6 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Andy Schmookler	34.6%	111,949
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte Incumbent	65.2%	211,278
	Write-In	N/A	0.2%	666
Total Votes				323,893
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

U.S. House, Virginia's 6th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bob Goodlatte Incumbent	66.5%	21,808
Karen Kwiatkowski	33.5%	10,991
Total Votes		32,799

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Bob Goodlatte, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey W. Vanke (I) and Stuart M. Bain (L) in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	76.3%	127,487
	Independent	Jeffrey W. Vanke	13%	21,649
	Libertarian	Stuart M. Bain	9.2%	15,309
	N/A	Write-in	1.6%	2,709
Total Votes				167,154

2008

On November 7, 2006, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated S. "Sam" Rasoul (D) and Janice Lee Allen (I) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	61.6%	192,350
	Democratic	S. "Sam" Rasoul	36.6%	114,367
	Independent	Janice Lee Allen	1.7%	5,413
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	262
Total Votes				312,392

2006

On November 7, 2006, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Barbara Jean Pryor (I) and Andre D. Peery (I) in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	75.1%	153,187
	Independent	Barbara Jean Pryor	12.3%	25,129
	Independent	Andre D. Peery	12.1%	24,731
	N/A	Write-in	0.5%	948
Total Votes				203,995

2004

On November 2, 2004, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Write-in challengers in the general election.^[14]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	96.7%	206,560
	N/A	Write-in	3.3%	7,088
Total Votes				213,648

2002

On November 5, 2002, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Write-in challengers in the general election.^[15]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	97.1%	105,530
	N/A	Write-in	2.9%	3,202
Total Votes				108,732

2000

On November 7, 2000, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Write-in challengers in the general election.^[16]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	99.3%	153,338
	N/A	Write-in	0.7%	1,145
Total Votes				154,483

1998

On November 3, 1998, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David A. Bowers in the general election.^[17]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	69.3%	89,177
	Democratic	David A. Bowers	30.7%	39,487
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	66
Total Votes				128,730

1996

On November 5, 1996, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey W. Grey (D) and George R. "Tex" Wood (Virginia Reform) in the general election.^[18]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	67%	133,576
	Democratic	Jeffrey W. Grey	30.8%	61,485
	Virginia Reform	George R. "Tex" Wood	2.1%	4,229
	N/A	Write-in	0%	71
Total Votes				199,361

1994

On November 8, 1994, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Write-in challengers in the general election.^[19]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte incumbent	99.9%	126,455
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	189
Total Votes				126,644

1992

On November 3, 1992, Bob Goodlatte won election to the United States House. He defeated Stephen Alan Musselwhite (D) in the general election.^[20]

U.S. House, Virginia District 6 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte	60%	127,309
	Democratic	Stephen Alan Musselwhite	39.9%	84,618
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	160
Total Votes				212,087

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Goodlatte is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Goodlatte raised a total of $7,631,880 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 4, 2013.^[21]

Bob Goodlatte's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	US House (Virginia, District 6)		$1,606,587
2010	US House (Virginia, District 6)		$1,006,727
2008	US House (Virginia, District 6)		$1,407,767
2006	US House (Virginia, District 6)		$1,212,609
2004	US House (Virginia, District 6)		$1,022,701
2002	US House (Virginia, District 6)		$689,239
2000	US House (Virginia, District 6)		$686,250
Grand Total Raised			$7,631,880

2012

Breakdown of the source of Goodlatte's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Goodlatte won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Goodlatte's campaign committee raised a total of $2,320,569 and spent $1,888,067.^[22]

U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 6th District, 2012 - Bob Goodlatte Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$2,320,569
Total Spent	$1,888,067
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$164,554
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$166,536
Top contributors to Bob Goodlatte's campaign committee
National Amusements Inc	$14,500
Google Inc	$13,250
Comcast Corp	$13,000
Norfolk Southern	$10,510
Pandora Media	$10,500
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Computers/Internet	$120,743
TV/Movies/Music	$110,000
Retired	$85,172
Lawyers/Law Firms	$62,593
Food Processing & Sales	$52,066

2010

Breakdown of the source of Goodlatte's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Goodlatte won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Goodlatte's campaign committee raised a total of $1,006,727 and spent $867,838.^[23]

U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 6th District, 2010 - Bob Goodlatte Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,006,727
Total Spent	$867,838
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$11,498
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$11,282
Top contributors to Bob Goodlatte's campaign committee
American Bankers Assn	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$10,000
Comcast Corp	$8,500
Ernst & Young	$8,500
Farm Credit Council	$8,500
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$88,450
Computers/Internet	$67,819
TV/Movies/Music	$56,500
Crop Production & Basic Processing	$42,690
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing	$35,500

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Goodlatte missed 91 of 13,527 roll call votes from January 1993 to April 2013. This amounts to 0.7%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.^[24]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Goodlatte paid his congressional staff a total of $974,888 in 2011. Overall, Virginia ranks 29th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[25]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Goodlatte's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,234,042 and $3,036,000. That averages to $2,135,021, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth increased by 13.29% from 2010.^[26]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Goodlatte's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $1,087,045 to $2,682,000. That averages to $1,884,522.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.^[27]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Goodlatte was 1 of 3 members who ranked 98th in the conservative rankings in 2012.^[28]

2011

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Goodlatte was 1 of 4 members of congress who ranked 93rd in the conservative rankings.^[29]

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Goodlatte voted with the Republican Party 91.8% of the time, which ranked 142 among the 242 House Republican members in November 2011.^[30]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Bob + Goodlatte + Virginia + House

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Bob Goodlatte News Feed

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Personal

Goodlatte and his wife, Maryellen, have two children.^[3]

Official Youtube channel

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jim Olin	U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia, District 6 1993-Present	Succeeded by '

[0] Gov Track "Robert “Bob” Goodlatte" Accessed April 20, 2012

[1] CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress

[bio-2] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Official House website "Biography," Accessed November 7, 2011

[3] House Judiciary Committee "Task Force on Impeachment Members, 111th Congress

[4] Bob Goodlatte for Congress, "Issues," Accessed September 20, 2012

[5] U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.

[6] Virginia Board of Elections-2012 Primary Results

[7] WJSV "Karen Kwiatkowski and Andy Schmookler to Debate, Goodlatte Not Attending," June 4, 2012

[star-8] 9.0 ^9.1 The Roanoke Star "Goodlatte / Kwiatkowski Face Off in Republican Primary," June 9, 2012

[9] Politico "2012 Election Map"

[10] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"

[11] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"

[12] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"

[13] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"

[14] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"

[15] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"

[16] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"

[17] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"

[18] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"

[19] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992"

[20] Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Bob Goodlatte," Accessed April 4, 2013

[21] Open Secrets "Goodlatte Campaign Contributions," Accessed February 24, 2013

[22] Open Secrets "Bob Goodlatte 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 7, 2011

[23] GovTrack, "Bob Goodlatte," Accessed April 11, 2013

[24] LegiStorm, "Bob Goodlatte," Accessed September 13, 2012

[25] OpenSecrets.org, "Goodlatte (R-VA), 2011"

[26] OpenSecrets.org, "Bob Goodlatte (R-Va), 2010," Accessed September 13, 2012

[27] National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013

[28] National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012

[29] Open Congress "Voting With Party"

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Bob Goodlatte

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